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将

jiāng, jiàng, qiāng

will

Simplified form of 將. Depicts a hand (寸) taking a piece of meat (肉). 爿 is a sound component.

Components
丬 sound component

丬  Sound component

qiáng

  

piece of wood

丬 is a component form of 爿.

肉 iconic component

肉  Iconic component

ròu

  

meat

寸 iconic component

寸  Iconic component

cùn

  

(hand), inch

Depicts a hand.

Evolution

将 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
将 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
将 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
将 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
将 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
将 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

将 (將) 

jiāng

will, going to, future; general; will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[bǎ])

将 (將) 

jiàng

commander-in-chief (military); king (chess piece); to command; to lead

将 (將) 

qiāng

to desire; to invite; to request

Most common words with 将
Freq.
Word
Meaning

将

will

将军

general

即将

on the eve of

将来

future

将要

will

Component uses

Sound component in 5 characters (3 verified)

奖 浆 酱 蒋 锵

Remnant component in 3 characters (3 verified)

奖 浆 酱

Statistics

HSK level 5

Appears in 82.9249% of movies

259th most common character in movies

132nd most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

9

Traditional

將

Unicode

U+5C06


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