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刚才

Traditional: 剛才 · 剛纔

gāng cái

HSK 3.0 · 2HSK 2.0 · 3

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gāng cái · gong1 coi4 (Jyutping)

  1. just now
  2. a moment ago
  3. just now (variant of 剛才|刚才[gang1 cai2])

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

刚

Meaning
hard, tough, rigid, strong
Radical
刂
Strokes
6
Components
⿰冈刂
Cangjie
BKLN
Four-corner
7220

才

Meaning
talent, ability; just, only
Radical
扌
Strokes
3
Components
⿻扌?
Cangjie
DH
Four-corner
4020.0

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