HSK 2 · Soon & just now

刚才

gāng cái

just now

Stroke order of 刚才

2 characters, 9 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

刚 · 6 strokes 才 · 3 strokes

Memory trick

A knife '刂' sliced the ridge just a moment ago, and a sprout '才' just appeared.

Parts: 刚 just (冈 ridge + 刂 knife) + 才 just; only (sprout pictograph)

The characters in 刚才

刚 gāng — just; just now (6 strokes)
才 cái — only then; just (3 strokes)

Example sentence

你刚才去哪儿了？

Where did you go just now?

Words with 刚

刚just; just now 刚刚just; a moment ago

Words with 才

才only then; just 人才talented person; talent 才能talent; ability

More words: Soon & just now

刚just; just now 刚刚just; a moment ago 不久soon; not long after 不一会儿in a short while 就要to be about to 快要almost; about to 快点儿hurry up 随时at any time 同时at the same time 接下来next; following 接着to follow; then 然后then; after that 等到by the time; to wait until 多久how long 好久a long time

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