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The character 刚, historically written as 剛, is constructed from the elements 岡, indicating a hill or ridge, and 刀, representing a knife or blade, to convey notions of hardness and cutting resilience. Its structure was later simplified by condensing 岡 into 冈, producing the current form 刚 while preserving the knife component. Originally denoting physical toughness, the meaning of 刚 gradually extended to describe moral strength and determination, and it also developed adverbial senses to express precision or recentness, as in the common words 刚好 and 刚刚.
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我刚到北京。
我刚刚吃完午饭。
他刚离开公司。
这双鞋刚买就坏了。
他性格刚强，从不轻易放弃。
她刚才说的话很有道理。
他的观点刚好和我的相反。
经过刚才的讨论，问题刚刚得到澄清。