Dong Chinese dictionary

jiàng, qiáng, qiǎng

strong, force

Phonosemantic component. 弓 represents the meaning and 畺 represents the sound.

Components

弓 Meaning component

gōng

bow

畺 Sound component

jiāng

boundary

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

jiàng

stubborn, uncompromising

jiàng

variant of 強|强[jiàng]

qiáng

variant of 強|强[qiáng]

qiǎng

variant of 強|强[qiǎng]

Most common words with 彊

Sources