jiāng, jiàng, qiāng
will
Simplified form of 將. Depicts a hand (寸) taking a piece of meat (肉). 爿 is a sound component.
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Evolution
![将 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC) 将 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E5%B0%87_0.png)
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)![将 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC) 将 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E5%B0%87_2.png)
Bronze script
Late Warring States (~250 BC)![将 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD) 将 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E5%B0%87_4.png)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)![将 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD) 将 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E5%B0%87_9.png)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
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