25%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) Categories English nouns, nautical, strength, top 10 in China