qiáng

strong; powerful; better

HSK 5 #292

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 292nd character
Radical ⼸ (57.9)
Strokes 12
Index # 2802
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

强 qiáng
  1. 1. strong
  2. 2. powerful
  3. 3. better
  4. 4. slightly more than
  5. 5. vigorous
  6. 6. violent
  7. 7. best in their category, e.g. see bǎi qiáng
  8. 8. surname Qiang
  9. 9. variant of qiáng
强 qiǎng
  1. 1. to force
  2. 2. to compel
  3. 3. to strive
  4. 4. to make an effort
  5. 5. variant of qiǎng
强 jiàng
  1. 1. variant of jiàng
  2. 2. stubborn
  3. 3. unyielding

Stroke order

强 stroke order diagram
强 stroke order animation

Words containing 强

Word Meaning
cardiac stimulant
hardline faction; hawks
rich and powerful
to occupy by force
the Great Powers (history)
barely adequate; to achieve with difficulty
rich and powerful
strong or weak; intensity; amount of force or pressure
to take by storm (military); strong; dominant
to force; to compel
pressure (physics)
to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)
to strive unremittingly; self-improvement
firm; unyielding
strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
to work energetically for prosperity (of the country)
to strengthen one's body; to keep fit
fig. a shot in the arm; heart-strengthening shot
powerful earthquake; abbr. for 强烈地震
staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast
cockroach (slang)
to talk back; to reply defiantly
fig. spent force
to force sb to buy or sell; to trade using coercion
to argue strenuously or with sophistry; to quibble