Memory phrase for the Kanji: 将
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Meaning
| commander-in-chief (mil.), will, shall
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Pronunciation |
jiāng, jiàng |
Explanation |
Left: bed 丬 (pictograph of a tree cut into half, cf. 片), right: hand reaching down 爫, skillful hand 寸 |
Mnemonic
| A simple bed, a hand reaching down and a skillful hand: This is what makes a commander.
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Radicals
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将
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commander | |
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丬
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bed | Simplification of fragment: 爿 which shows a tree split lengthwise. (片 is the other half) - Not at least because of its use with these characters 寐,寝 for 'sleep', it got the meaning of "bed". |
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爫
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reaching downwards | shows a hand reaching downwards to pluck sth. |
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寸
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skillful hand | Image of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 ts'wun = 3.72 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand". |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 将来 |
jiāng lái |
in the future; future; the future |
| 将要 |
jiāng yào |
will; shall; be going to |
| 将军 |
jiāng jūn |
general; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate; fig. to embarrass; to challenge; to put sb on the spot; Chiangchun township in Tainan county |
| 即将 |
jí jiāng |
on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of |
| 必将 |
bì jiāng |
inevitably |
| 将近 |
jiāng jìn |
almost; nearly; close to |
| 将领 |
jiàng lǐng |
high-ranking military officer |
| 慷慨输将 |
kāng kǎi shū jiāng |
to donate generously (idiom) |
| 慷慨输将 |
kāng kǎi shū jiāng |
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