How is 刚 pronounced?

刚 is pronounced “gāng” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 刚?

刚 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 刚 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 4adverb

Traditional: 剛

gāng

刚 (gāng) means “hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly”. It is an HSK 4 Chinese character (traditional 剛) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Practice writingUnlock HSK 4 required

他刚回来。

Tā gāng huílái.

He just came back.

What does 刚 mean?: 刚 (gāng) means “hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly”. It is an HSK 4 word.
How is 刚 pronounced?: 刚 is pronounced “gāng” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 刚?: 刚 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 刚?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 刚 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27