剛 = 岡 + 刂

剛 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “hard”. It is built from 岡 (ridge or crest of hill) and 刂 (knife).

Keyword: hard
Pinyin (Mandarin): gāng
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: hard, tough, rigid, strong, жесткий, сильный, твердый, tough, rigid, strong
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 剛 sturdy

Decomposition

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岡 ridge or crest of hill
刂 knife

How to find 剛 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ridge or crest of hill” + “knife”. 剛 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 剛 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.