• 132nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.15% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 79 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiāng (jiang1)will • shall • to use • to take • to checkmate • just a short while ago
2. jiàng (jiang4)general • commander-in-chief (military) • king (chess piece) • to command • to lead
3. qiāng (qiang1)to desire • to invite • to request

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiāng (jiang1)The component is pronounced as 'qiáng' (qiang2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for jiàng (jiang4)The component is pronounced as 'qiáng' (qiang2). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for qiāng (qiang1)The component is pronounced as 'qiáng' (qiang2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

即将 (即將)
将来 (將來)
将军 (將軍)
武将 (武將)
麻将 (麻將)

Uncommon

名将 (名將)
将近 (將近)

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  • 15th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.56% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 308 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lái (lai2)to come • to arrive • to come round • ever since • next

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

下来 (下來)
来自 (來自)
来说 (來說)
出来 (出來)
原来 (原來)
回来 (回來)
带来 (帶來)
从来 (從來)
拿来 (拿來)
未来 (未來)
本来 (本來)
看来 (看來)
起来 (起來)
越来越 (越來越)
过来 (過來)
醒来 (醒來)

Uncommon

上来 (上來)
以来 (以來)
来到 (來到)
来回 (來回)
来年 (來年)
来源 (來源)
来生 (來生)
来临 (來臨)
来电 (來電)
传来 (傳來)
到来 (到來)
到头来 (到頭來)
前来 (前來)
向来 (向來)
如来 (如來)
将来 (將來)
后来 (後來)
想来 (想來)
打来 (打來)
接下来 (接下來)
用来 (用來)
翻来覆去 (翻來覆去)
进来 (進來)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.