Keyword
will
- the future
- what will be
- ready
- prepared
- a general
- Frequency
- #35
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
jiāng88%
jiàng13%
Mnemonic
Going to bed 丬 at night 夕, a predictable future
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
将
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))
即将
about to; on the point of; soon
将会
auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to); will (cause); should (enable); going to
将来
in the future; future; the future
将军
general; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate; fig. to embarrass; to challenge; to put sb on the spot
将领
high-ranking military officer
将军
(common place name)
将近
almost; nearly; close to
将
(bound form) a general; (literary) to command; to lead; (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
将
to desire; to invite; to request
将要
will; shall; to be going to
少将
major general; rear admiral; air vice marshal
中将
lieutenant general; vice admiral; air marshal
必将
inevitably
上将
general; admiral; air chief marshal
大将
a general or admiral
麻将
mahjong
名将
famous general; (sports) renowned athlete
武将
general; military leader; fierce man
大将军
important general; generalissimo
门将
official gatekeeper; goalkeeper (soccer, hockey etc)
小将
(in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age; (during the Cultural Revolution) young militant in the Red Guard; (in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics etc)
将士
officers and soldiers
老将
lit. old general; commander-in-chief 将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess; fig. old-timer; veteran