将
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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])
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #787 U+5C06
How 将 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Going to bed 丬 at night 夕, a predictable future
How to remember it
General · Heisig RSH #244
turtle + 夕 evening + glued to
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 将 as their sound component
These characters all use 将 (jiāng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 将 sound component | jiāng | the future, what will be; ready, prepared; a general |
| 蒋 | jiǎng | Hydropyrum latifalium; surname |
| 锵 | qiāng | clang; jingle, tinkle |
Words containing 将
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 将心比心 | jiāng xīn bǐ xīn | to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom) |
| 天兵天将 | tiān bīng tiān jiàng | celestial troops and generals (idiom); fig. superior forces |
| 将乐县 | Jiāng lè Xiàn | Jiangle, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1 ming2 Shi4], Fujian |
| 千军易得，一将难求 | qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú | Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom) |
| 大将军 | dà jiāng jūn | important general; generalissimo |
| 上将军 | shàng jiàng jūn | top general; commander-in-chief |
| 八家将 | bā jiā jiàng | Ba Jia Jiang, the eight generals that guard the godly realm in Taiwanese folklore, represe… |
| 大将 | dà jiàng | a general or admiral |
| 中将 | zhōng jiàng | lieutenant general; vice admiral; air marshal |
| 一个将军一个令 | yī gè jiāng jūn yī gè lìng | lit. one general, one order (idiom); fig. every boss has their own rules; everyone has the… |
| 小将 | xiǎo jiàng | (in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age; (during the Cul… |
| 行将 | xíng jiāng | ready to start on sth; about to act |
| 上将 | shàng jiàng | general; admiral; air chief marshal |
| 将会 | jiāng huì | auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to); will (cause); should (enable);… |
| 强将手下无弱兵 | qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng | there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom) |
| 主将 | zhǔ jiàng | commander-in-chief (military); star player (sports); key figure (in an organization) |
| 手下败将 | shǒu xià bài jiàng | (idiom) one's defeated opponent |
| 行将就木 | xíng jiāng jiù mù | to approach one's coffin (idiom); with one foot in the grave |
| 门将 | mén jiàng | official gatekeeper; goalkeeper (soccer, hockey etc) |
| 老将 | lǎo jiàng | lit. old general; commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess; fig. … |