jīn gāng

Traditional: 金剛

金刚 (jīn gāng) is a Chinese word meaning “diamond; (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon); guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography)”.

Meanings

  1. 1diamond
  2. 2(used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon)
  3. 3guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography)

Characters in 金刚

金jīn · gold刚gāng · (literary) hard; firm; strong

Related words

刚(literary) hard; firm; strong刚刚just recently刚才just now刚才just now (variant of 剛才|刚才[gang1 cai2])金gold金surname Jin现金cash美金American dollar; US dollar金属metal金发blond刚好just资金funds; capital

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