cương cứng
Pronunciation
Northern
/kɨəŋ˧˧ kɨŋ˧˥/
Central
/kɨəŋ˧˥ kɨ̰ŋ˩˧/
Southern
/kɨəŋ˧˧ kɨŋ˧˥/
Listen
to erect; to engorge
Verb
to erect; to engorge
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to erect; to engorge Body & Face
To become firm, rigid, or enlarged, often used in a biological context.
vi Mô cơ cương cứng lại khi hoạt động mạnh.
en The muscle tissue becomes firm during intense activity.
Parts
cương / cứng / A compound of cương + cứng …
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Parts
cương / cứng / A compound of cương + cứng …
OriginA compound of cương + cứng
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
綱勁
Candidates by syllable
cương
綱（韁 / 彊）
cứng
勁（𠠊）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
cương / cương yếu / cương thường / cương cường …
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Similar
cương / cương yếu / cương thường / cương cường …
Use
kim cương / cương vị / cương trực / cương vực …
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Use
kim cương / cương vị / cương trực / cương vực …