27%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 刚, 冈, etc.(Chinese) 剛, 岡, etc.(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /kaŋ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 刚 (gāng) meaning "hard, rigid, strong", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other ReadingsTsuyoshi(Japanese) People think this name isRate·Details modern youthful informal common urban devious strong rough strange simple comedic Categories English nouns, nautical, strength, top 10 in China