The Chinese Radical: 将


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Meaning
commander    将

Explanation

Used in these characters:
HSK 4
commander-in-chief (mil.), will, shall
jiāng, jiàng
Left: bed 丬 (pictograph of a tree cut into half, cf. 片), right: hand reaching down 爫, skillful hand 寸
A simple bed, a hand reaching down and a skillful hand: This is what makes a commander.  
no HSK
Jiang (family name), refers to Chiang Kai-shek
jiǎng
Top: grass 艹, bottom: commander 将 (A simple bed 丬, a hand reaching down 爫 and a skillful hand 寸: This is a commander.)
Where formerly only grass grew, he became the commander: Chiang Kai-shek  
no HSK
tinkling of small bells
qiāng
Left: metal 钅/金, right: commander-in-chief 将 (A simple bed 丬, a hand reaching down 爫 and a skillful hand 寸: This makes a commander)
The metal is a 'commander', if it is: a bell.  

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