Dong Chinese dictionary

qiáng, jiàng, qiǎng

strong

Phonosemantic component. 弓 represents the meaning and 畺 represents the sound. Originally written as 彊.

Components

弓 Meaning component

gōng

bow

jiāng

boundary

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 畺 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

qiáng

strong, powerful, energetic; strong; powerful; better; slightly more than; vigorous; violent; best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强[bǎiqiáng]

Qiáng

surname Qiang

jiàng

stubborn; unyielding

qiǎng

to force; to compel; to strive; to make an effort

Most common words with 強

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