将

將

qiāng

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to desire, to invite, to request

Character breakdown

将 first showed a hand 寸 grabbing meat, meaning 'to take'. 丬 qiáng supplies the sound. From 'to take' came 'to hold' and 'to use'. Read jiàng, it also means 'leader' and a military rank.

Drawn as: hand grabbing meat

将 as a component in other characters

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蒋锵

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将jiāng

be going to, will, would

将jiàng

(bound form) a general

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(literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage)

将

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