刚柔相济 gāngróuxiāngjì to temper force with mercy Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 刚 剛 gāng noun hard physically hard or strong柔 róu adjective gentle (bound form) gentle; mild; yielding相 xiāng adverb mutually each other; one another; mutually济 濟 jì noun to benefit (bound form) to be of help or to benefit a situation