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Definition(s) for: 刚柔相济

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)

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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
- - - 65,463 50,927

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
gāng- hard
- firm
- strong
- just
- barely
- exactly
róu- soft
- flexible
- supple
- yielding
- rho (Greek letter Ρρ)
xiāng- surname Xiang
xiāng- each other
- one another
- mutually
- fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])
xiàng- appearance
- portrait
- picture
- government minister
- (physics) phase
- (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features)
- to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
- used in place names associated with the Ji River 濟水|济水[Ji3 Shui3]
- surname Ji
- used in 濟濟|济济[ji3 ji3]
- to cross a river
- to aid or relieve
- to be of help

Other Words Containing 刚柔相济

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo