刚 gāng▶ just

Traditional

剛

Stroke order

刚 is written in 6 strokes.

• 刚

Senses

1. (literary) hard; firm; strong
2. exactly; precisely
3. barely; only just
4. just; only a short while ago

Example sentences

• 他刚回来。Tā gāng huílái.He has just come back.
• 我刚吃完饭。Wǒ gāng chī wán fàn.I have just finished eating.

Related words

• 刚才just

刚 is pronounced gāng and means “just”.

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