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])
- HSK 3.0
- Level 3
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 寸 +6
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 將
- Common rank
- #787
- Unicode
- U+5C06
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 将
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 将心比心 | to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom) | |
| 天兵天将 | celestial troops and generals (idiom); fig. superior forces | |
| 将乐县 | Jiangle, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1 ming2 Shi4], Fujian | |
| 千军易得，一将难求 | Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom) | |
| 大将军 | important general; generalissimo | |
| 上将军 | top general; commander-in-chief | |
| 八家将 | Ba Jia Jiang, the eight generals that guard the godly realm in Taiwanese folklore, represe… | |
| 大将 | a general or admiral | |
| 中将 | lieutenant general; vice admiral; air marshal | |
| 一个将军一个令 | lit. one general, one order (idiom); fig. every boss has their own rules; everyone has the… | |
| 小将 | (in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age; (during the Cul… | |
| 行将 | ready to start on sth; about to act | |
| 上将 | general; admiral; air chief marshal | |
| 将会 | auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to); will (cause); should (enable);… | |
| 强将手下无弱兵 | there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom) | |
| 主将 | commander-in-chief (military); star player (sports); key figure (in an organization) | |
| 手下败将 | (idiom) one's defeated opponent | |
| 行将就木 | to approach one's coffin (idiom); with one foot in the grave | |
| 门将 | official gatekeeper; goalkeeper (soccer, hockey etc) | |
| 老将 | lit. old general; commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess; fig. … |
Sound family
These characters use 将 as their sound component — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 将 sound part | the future, what will be; ready, prepared; a general | |
| 蒋 | Hydropyrum latifalium; surname | |
| 锵 | clang; jingle, tinkle |