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剛

简刚 · 繁剛

Mandarin · pinyin gāng

(literary) hard; firm; strong
exactly; precisely
barely; only just
just; only a short while ago

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刚: gāng · hard, tough, rigid, strong

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1 · gang1

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gong1

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character · Etymology 1

firm; hard; stiff
strong
a surname

character · Etymology 2

just; exactly
only a short while ago; just
barely; just
as soon as; only at this moment

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