What does 将 mean in Chinese?

将 (jiāng) means "will, about to" in Chinese. The new HSK exam expects you to recognise it at HSK 4.

How do you write 将?

将 is written with 9 strokes, starting from the 寸 (inch) radical and following standard Chinese stroke order (top to bottom, left to right). See the interactive stroke-order tool for the full animation.

What is the radical of 将?

The radical of 将 is 寸 (inch, Kangxi radical #41). Other common HSK characters using the same radical include 对, 寸.

How many strokes does 将 have?

The Chinese character 将 has 9 strokes.

What HSK level is 将?

On the new HSK exam syllabus, 将 is a character to recognise at HSK 4 and to write by hand at HSK 4.

将 (jiāng): Meaning, Stroke Order, Radical & Examples

将

jiāng

will, about to

HSK 4 character 9 strokes Radical: 寸 (inch)

Quick Answer

将 (jiāng) means "will, about to" with 9 strokes, radical 寸 (inch), HSK 4 on the new exam.

Full dictionary entry for 将 →Animated stroke-order for 将 →

Pronunciation

jiāng

Meaning

Primary: will

Other meanings:

about to

Etymology

Half a bed at evening with precision — will, shall

Mnemonic hooks the visual decomposition to a memorable image. The full oracle-bone to modern evolution is being added character-by-character via the Phase 13 etymology pass.

Decomposition

将=丬component+夕component+寸radical

Breaking a character into its components makes it far easier to recall. Each component above links to its own detail page.

Basic info

Pinyin	jiāng
Meanings	will, about to
Stroke count	9 strokes
Radical	寸 (#41: inch)
New HSK exam	Recognise at HSK 4, write by hand at HSK 4
Frequency	#1013 most common

Example sentences

你将来想做什么？
Nǐ jiānglái xiǎng zuò shénme?
What do you want to do in the future?
From 将 (HSK 4)
将来很美好。
Jiānglái hěn měihǎo.
The future is beautiful.
From 将来 (HSK 4)

Words containing 将

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
将	jiāng	will, about to	HSK 4
将来	jiānglái	future	HSK 4

Related characters

Don't confuse with

奖

将 (jiāng) ≠ 奖

浆

将 (jiāng) ≠ 浆

Share the 寸 (inch) radical

对duì 寸cùn

See all characters with the 寸 radical →

Similar meaning (abstract)

不not 大big 公public 分to divide 对correct 定to decide 方direction 得to get

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Frequently Asked Questions

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将

jiāng

will, about to

HSK 4 character 9 strokes Radical: 寸 (inch)

Quick Answer

将 (jiāng) means "will, about to" with 9 strokes, radical 寸 (inch), HSK 4 on the new exam.

Full dictionary entry for 将 →Animated stroke-order for 将 →

Pronunciation

jiāng

Meaning

Primary: will

Other meanings:

about to

Etymology

Half a bed at evening with precision — will, shall

Mnemonic hooks the visual decomposition to a memorable image. The full oracle-bone to modern evolution is being added character-by-character via the Phase 13 etymology pass.

Decomposition

将=丬component+夕component+寸radical

Breaking a character into its components makes it far easier to recall. Each component above links to its own detail page.

Basic info

Pinyin	jiāng
Meanings	will, about to
Stroke count	9 strokes
Radical	寸 (#41: inch)
New HSK exam	Recognise at HSK 4, write by hand at HSK 4
Frequency	#1013 most common

Example sentences

你将来想做什么？
Nǐ jiānglái xiǎng zuò shénme?
What do you want to do in the future?
From 将 (HSK 4)
将来很美好。
Jiānglái hěn měihǎo.
The future is beautiful.
From 将来 (HSK 4)