硬

yìng

yìngspelled as ing · 4th tone — spelling rules

hard; stiff; solid

Radical: 石 Strokes: 12 HSK 5

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

石破磨研碎码砂磁矿碑确砚

Same radical

石破磨研碎码砂磁矿碑确砚碧硕碍

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Character Decomposition

硬=石+更

Etymology

stone

Meanings

hard; stiff; solid

(fig.) strong; firm

resolutely; uncompromisingly

laboriously; with great difficulty

good (quality); able (person)

(of food) filling; substantial

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Words with 硬 207 total

very hard or stiff邦硬bāng yìng to have perfect mastery of sth · to be up to the mark过硬guò yìng tough · unyielding · hard-line强硬qiáng yìng hard-hearted; unfeeling; callous心硬xīn yìng generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes硬笔yìng bǐ

Idioms with 硬 12 total Chain

lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom) · amenable to coaxing but not coercion吃软不吃硬chī ruǎn bù chī yìng susceptible to force but not persuasion吃硬不吃软chī yìng bù chī ruǎn bully the weak and fear the strong欺软怕硬qī ruǎn pà yìng use both carrot and stick · use gentle methods and force · an iron hand in a velvet glove软硬兼施ruǎn yìng jiān shī apply or copy mechanically · copy mechanically in disregard of specific conditions · copy mechanically and apply indiscriminately生搬硬套shēng bān yìng tào