将(jiāng)

HSK 39 strokesTrad. 將
Readingsjiāngjiàngqiāng

will

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Character information

Pinyin
jiāng / jiàng / qiāng
Meaning
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[ba3])
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
將

Origin & structure

Where 将 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰丬⿱夕寸

Going to bed 丬 at night 夕, a predictable future

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

丬pán夕xī寸cùn

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 將: Going to bed 爿 at night 夕, a predictable future

How to write 将 step by step

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Words with 将

Common words using 将 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiāng将lái来
HSK 3

in the future

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jí即jiāng将
HSK 4

about to; on the point of; soon

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jiāng将yào要
HSK 5

will

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shàng上jiàng将

general; admiral; air chief marshal

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zhōng中jiàng将

lieutenant general; vice admiral; air marshal

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zhǔ主jiàng将

commander-in-chief (military); star player (sports); key figure (in an orga…

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jiàn健jiàng将

(archaic) adept and valiant military general

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zhǔn准jiàng将

brigadier general; commodore

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