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金刚
jīngāng
Main
English Definitiondiamond; (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon); guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography); King Kong
Simplified Script金刚
Traditional Script金剛
Pinyinjīngāng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gam1gong1
Word Decomposition
jīngold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音; (Chinese surname); surname Kim (Korean); Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
gānghard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly

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Words With Same Head Word    
金融jīnróngbanking; finance; financial
金属jīnshǔmetal
金钱jīnqiánmoney; currency
金鱼jīnyúgoldfish
金额jīn'ésum of money; monetary value
Words With Same Tail Word    
冯小刚féng xiǎo gāngFeng Xiaogang
阳刚yánggāngmanly; masculine
血气方刚xuèqì fānggāngfull of sap (idiom); young and vigorous
以柔克刚yǐ róu kè gāngto use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
邵炜刚shào wěi gāngShao Weigang
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