Chinese Character 將 Meanings and components.

Form

將

Meaning

將 meaning[3] in English

Will.

Shall.

To Use.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 將 can be seen as a composition of 3 main shapes where their meanings are 'piece of wood' … (爿) , moon (月) , 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 VMBDI

How to write 將

To write將jiang1will you should write a combination of 爿pan2'piece of … , 月yue4moon 寸cun4a unit … arranged in a 吅 shape:

爿 + 月 + 寸 = 將

將 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

將
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])
爿
Pinyin:pan2
Meaning[3]: 'Piece Of Wood' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 90), Mirror Image Of 片[Pian4]
月
Pinyin:yue4
Meaning[3]: Moon . Month . Monthly . Cl:個|个[Ge4],輪|轮[Lun2]
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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