刚

剛
gāng
#621 most
frequent character
just
adverb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

刚 has 刂 knife as meaning part and 冈 gāng as sound part. It first meant overbearingly staunch and unyielding. The meaning grew to exacting, exact, strong, and just now.

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Example Sentences

我刚吃完午饭。
wǒ gāng chīwán wǔfàn 。
I just finished lunch.
她刚到学校。
tā gāngdào xuéxiào 。
She just arrived at school.
他们刚开始学习中文。
tāmen gāng kāishǐ xuéxí zhōngwén 。
They just started learning Chinese.

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