Chinese Character Wiki
將

jiāng, jiàng, qiāng

take

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

Components
爿 sound component

爿  Sound component

pán, qiáng

  

piece of wood

肉 iconic component

肉  Iconic component

ròu

  

meat

寸 iconic component

寸  Iconic component

cùn

  

(hand), inch

Depicts a hand.

Evolution

將 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

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

Bronze script

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

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
將 Regular script Modern

Regular 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 將
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 6 characters (3 verified)

獎 漿 醬 蔣 槳 蹡

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*[ts]aŋ

tsjang

jiāng

bring

*[ts]aŋ-s

tsjangH

jiàng

lead (v.); leader


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 82.9249% of movies

259th most common character in movies

132nd most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

11

Simplified

将

Unicode

U+5C07

Shuowen

“將，帥也。从寸，省聲。”


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