Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 刚

刚

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hard, firm, enduring, just, barely

gāng

Left: hill 冈 (image of a hill), right: cutting/knife 刂

(Is probably a gristle/cartilage in the meat?) A "hill" (= a thickening) is for cutting with a knife: particularly hard.

冈	mound, ridge of a mountain	(With two crosses 㐅 it is seen as a dragnet/trawl net 网.)
刂	cut	(It is typically at the right side of the character.)

Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!

刚才	gāng cái	(just) a moment ago; just now; a moment ago
刚刚	gāng gāng	just recently; just a moment ago
刚刚	gāng gāng	just recently; just a moment ago

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