强

彊
jiàng
#292 most
frequent character
variant of 強|强[jiang4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

强 pairs 虫, 'insect', with a sound part 𪪺 hóng, a variant of 弘. The insect part points to the first sense, a small dark bug with hard shell. From 'hard shell' the meaning grew to 'hard', then 'strong'.

强 as a component in other characters

sound4 characters
犟襁镪糨

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Same Characters, Different Readings

强Qiang2
surname Qiang
强jiàng
stubborn, unyielding
强qiáng
strong, powerful, better
强qiǎng
to force, to compel, to strive
强qiáng
strong, powerful, better
强qiǎng
variant of 強|强[qiang3]

Homophones

降jiàng
fall, drop, descend, come down
酱jiàng
sauce, paste, jam, thick sauce
将jiàng
(bound form) a general
强jiàng
stubborn, unyielding

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