金刚

金剛

jīngāng

noun #8,656

Meanings

1 diamond (Buddhist term); vajra
2 King Kong
3 guardian warrior; someone powerful and indestructible

Characters

hard; firm; strong

Gold + hard — the hardest substance, originally the Buddhist term for diamond (vajra).

Examples

金刚经是佛教的重要经典。

Jīngāngjīng shì Fójiào de zhòngyào jīngdiǎn.

The Diamond Sutra is an important Buddhist scripture.

他像金刚一样强壮。

Tā xiàng jīngāng yīyàng qiángzhuàng.

He is as strong as King Kong.

寺庙门口有两尊金刚像。

Sìmiào ménkǒu yǒu liǎng zūn jīngāng xiàng.

There are two guardian warrior statues at the temple entrance.

Tips

culture

In Buddhism, 金刚 (vajra) represents indestructibility. The 金刚经 (Diamond Sutra) is one of the most influential Buddhist texts. Temple guardian statues are called 金刚, and 四大金刚 refers to the Four Heavenly Kings.

In Pop Culture

金刚 Jīngāng

King Kong

The giant ape from the famous film franchise

变形金刚 Biànxíng Jīngāng

Transformers

The franchise — literally 'shape-changing vajra warriors'

Stroke Order

金 jīn

刚 gāng