jiāng

will; shall

HSK 4 #132

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 132nd character
Radical ⽙ (90.6)
Strokes 9
Index # 1617
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

将 jiāng
  1. 1. will
  2. 2. shall
  3. 3. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as )
  4. 4. to take
  5. 5. to use
  6. 6. just a short while ago
  7. 7. to checkmate
将 jiàng
  1. 1. to lead
  2. 2. to command
  3. 3. general
  4. 4. king (chess piece)
  5. 5. commander-in-chief (military)
将 qiāng
  1. 1. to invite
  2. 2. to request
  3. 3. to desire

Stroke order

将 stroke order diagram
将 stroke order animation

Words containing 将

Word Meaning
about to act; ready to start on sth
ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants
star player (sports); key figure (in an organization)
outstanding woman; female general
to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom)
an order; (old) (military) a command
military leader; general; fierce man
deploy troops; send people on a task
lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)
to appoint a general (in theater)
on the verge of collapse; in deep crisis
general
potbelly
(in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics etc)
valiant general
top general; commander-in-chief
Than Shwe (1933-), Myanmar general and politician, president of Myanmar 1992-2011
five great generals of Shu in Three Kingdoms
words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
deputy general
to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
deputy general
many soldiers but few good leaders
imminent