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硬

yìng

HSK 3.0 · 5HSK 2.0 · 4

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yìng · ngaang6 (Jyutping)

  1. hard; stiff; solid
  2. (fig.) strong; firm
  3. resolutely; uncompromisingly
  4. laboriously; with great difficulty
  5. good (quality); able (person)
  6. (of food) filling; substantial

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

硬

Meaning
hard, firm, strong; obstinate
Radical
石
Strokes
12
Components
⿰石更
Cangjie
MRMLK
Four-corner
1164.6

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