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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 金刚

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
金刚 jīn gāng - King Kong
金刚 jīn gāng - diamond
- (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon)
- guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 8,656 8,816 5,926

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jīn- surname Jin
- surname Kim (Korean)
- Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
jīn- gold
- 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[ba1 yin1]
gāng- hard
- firm
- strong
- just
- barely
- exactly

Other Words Containing 金刚

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
金刚 - - 8,656 8,816 5,926
金刚石 - - 44,475 30,016 45,687