漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
硬: stiff, hard
JLPT N212 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
石 carries the meaning · 更 gives the sound
12 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
コウkou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 硬度こうどhardness, solidity
- 硬貨こうかcoin
- 硬派こうはhard-liner
- 硬式テニスこうしきテニスtennis (using standard ball)
- 強硬なきょうこうなfirm, unbending, unyielding
- 硬直するこうちょくするstiffen
- 硬化するこうかするstiffen, harden, go solid
かたいkatai · kun'yomi · on its own
- 硬いかたいsolid, hard, stiff, firm
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成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine walking along a steep cliff and discovering a solid, square stone lying at the bottom. This is the essence of hardness and durability.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
更
Also built on grow late (更)
硬 takes the 更 family's reading, コウ (kou).
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side硬 stiff · 石
vs梗 for the most part · 木In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · yìng
Same form: 硬 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 硬 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 硬 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin yìng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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