Chinese Character 将 Meanings and components.

Form

将

Meaning

将 meaning[3] in English

Will.

Shall.

To Use.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 将 can be seen as a composition of 3 main shapes where their meanings are 'piece of wood' … (丬) , dusk (夕) , and a unit of … (寸)

Its radical[1] is: 寸 (cun4) which means: A Unit Of Length, Inch, Thumb, .寸cun4a unit …

In cangjie it is written with LMNII

How to write 将

To write将jiang1will you should write a combination of 丬qiang2'piece of … , 夕xi1dusk 寸cun4a unit … arranged in a 吅 shape:

丬 + 夕 + 寸 = 将

将 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 将 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 将, looks as follow:

将
Pinyin:jiang1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: 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])
丬
Pinyin:qiang2
Meaning[3]: 'Piece Of Wood' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 90), Mirror Image Of 片[Pian4]
冫
Pinyin:bing1
Meaning[3]: 'Ice' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 15), Occurring In 冰[Bing1], 次[Ci4] Etc, Known As 兩點水|两点水[Liang3 Dian3 Shui3]
丨
Pinyin:gun3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2)
夕
Pinyin:xi1
Meaning[3]: Dusk . Evening . Taiwan Pr. [Xi4]
寸
Pinyin:cun4
Meaning[3]: A Unit Of Length . Inch . Thumb

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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