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{{also|峺}}
{{character info}}
==Translingual==
{{stroke order|strokes=12}}

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=112|rad=石|as=07|sn=12|four=11646|canj=MRMLK|ids=⿰石更}}

====References====
* {{Han ref|kx=0831.050|dkj=24230|dj=1247.030|hdz=42432.060|uh=786C|ud=30828|bh=B577|bd=46455}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|alt=鞕}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|石|更|ls=psc|c1=s|c2=p}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=yìng
|m-s=ngen4
|m-nj=ēn
|dg=нин3
|c=ngaang6,ngaang6-2
|ca=LL-Q9186-Luilui6666-硬.wav
|c_note=ngaang6-2 - alternative pronunciation for "certainly"
|c-t=ngang5
|g=ngang5
|h=pfs=ngang;gd=ngang4
|j=ning3
|mb=ngāing
|md=ngâing
|mn=xm,tp,sx,km,mg,hc:ngī/qz,lk,ph:ngǐ/zz,pn,sg:ngēe/kh,tn,yl,tc:ngē/xm,zz,tw:gēng/qz:gěng
|mn_note=ngī/ngǐ/ngēe/ngē - vernacular; gēng/gěng - literary
|mn-t=ngên6
|mn-l=nge6/ngeng7
|mn-l_note=nge6 - vernacular; ngeng7 - literary
|w=sh:6ngan
|x=ngen5
|mc=y
|oc=y
|cat=a,adv,v
}}

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[hard]] {{q|resistant to pressure}}
# [[tough]]; [[strong]]; [[firm]]
# [[good]] {{q|in terms of quality or ability}}
# [[stiff]]; [[inflexible]]
# [[obstinately]]; [[forcibly]]; [[resolutely]]
# {{lb|zh|slang}} to [[become]] [[hard]]; to have an [[erection]]
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese|Teochew}} [[certainly]]; [[definitely]]; [[of course]]

====Synonyms====
* {{s|hard}}
{{zh-dial}}
* {{s|thick}}
{{zh-dial|稠}}

====Antonyms====
* {{as|hard}} {{zh-l|軟}}

===Compounds===
{{col3|zh|命硬|剛板硬正|口硬|動脈硬化|僵硬|強硬|嘴硬|冷硬|強弓硬弩|心硬|怕硬欺軟|心高氣硬|強硬手段|剛硬|堅硬|硬腦膜|死硬派|死硬|硬是要得|硬脂酸|硬骨魚綱|硬橡皮|硬取|硬碟|硬膏|硬結|硬性規定|生搬硬套|硬領|硬實|扶同硬證|硬闖|硬札|硬病|硬頭硬腦|服硬|硬石膏|硬骨頭|硬朗|硬式網球|硬幣|硬挺|硬山|硬脾氣|硬派|硬棒|生硬|硬著頭皮//硬着头皮|生奪硬搶|硬撅撅|硬科學|撐硬船兒|硬麵|硬黃|硬體|硬骨魚|硬顎|硬鋼|硬邦邦|硬質合金|硬語盤空|硬脂|硬繃繃|硬生生|硬玻璃|硬玉|硬煤|硬漢|硬水|硬氣|硬殼|硬木|硬是|硬文學|硬撐|硬掙|硬手|硬彩|硬弩強弓|硬弓|硬式棒球|硬度|硬幹|硬專家|硬喫|硬化|硬來|硬仗|硬話|硬腳|硬席|直偷硬取|拉硬屎|欺軟怕硬|硬裡子|硬碰硬|生拉硬拽|硬頁岩|硬性|瘦硬|硬肥皂|拉硬弓|硬要|腰裡硬|肝硬化症|腳硬|過硬|翅膀硬|臉硬|腰板脖硬|粗硬|酒硬|腰頭硬|軟硬兼施|軟硬不吃|血管硬化|骨頭硬|硬皮馬勃}}

===References===
* {{R:yue:Hanzi}}

{{cat|cmn|Intermediate Mandarin|Elementary Mandarin}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=c|rs=石07}}

# Solid, hard, firm.

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=ぎょう
|kanon=ごう
|kanyoon=こう
|kun=かた-い
}}

====Compounds====
* {{ja-r|硬化|こうか}}
* {{ja-r|硬貨|こうか}}: [[coins]]
* {{ja-r|硬式|こうしき}}
* {{ja-r|硬質|こうしつ}}
* {{ja-r|硬水|こうすい}}
* {{ja-r|硬直|こうちょく}}
* {{ja-r|硬度|こうど}}
* {{ja-r|硬度計|こうどけい}}

==Korean==

===Etymology===
{{rfe|ko|Middle Korean readings, if any}}

===Pronunciation===
{{ko-hanja-pron|경}}

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja-search}}
{{ko-hanja|굳다|굳을|경}}

# {{hanja form of|경|[[harden]], [[stiffen]]}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=ngạnh|rs=石07}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=石07}}