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Keyword
strong
  • powerful
  • energetic
Frequency
#237
Strokes
12
Readings
qiáng81%
qiǎng19%
Mnemonic
弓 (bow) gives the meaning and 虫 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
加强jiāqiáng
to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
强调qiángdiào
to emphasize (a statement); to stress
强qiáng
strong; powerful; better; slightly more than; vigorous; violent; best in their category, e.g. see 百强 (bǎiqiáng)
强烈qiángliè
strong; intense
强大qiángdà
big and strong; formidable; powerful
增强zēngqiáng
to increase; to strengthen
强化qiánghuà
to strengthen; to intensify
强制qiángzhì
to force; to compel; to coerce; forced; compulsory; Taiwan pr. qiàng3zhi
强迫qiǎngpò
to compel; to force
坚强jiānqiáng
staunch; strong
强度qiángdù
strength; intensity
强qiǎng
to force; to compel; to strive; to make an effort
强行qiángxíng
to do sth by force; Taiwan pr. qiǎngxíng
勉强miǎnqiǎng
to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough
强势qiángshì
strong; powerful; (linguistics) emphatic; intensive
强暴qiángbào
violent; to rape
强劲qiángjìng
strong; powerful; robust
强盗qiángdào
to rob (with force); bandit; robber
强硬qiángyìng
tough; unyielding; hard-line
强国qiángguó
powerful country; great power
强jiàng
stubborn; unyielding
列强lièqiáng
the Great Powers (history)