將

Descendants

• 将

References

• KangXi: page 294, character 16
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7438
• Dae Jaweon: page 583, character 4
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2375, character 10
• Unihan data for U+5C07

Definitions

將

1. will; going to

   將來 / 将来  ―  jiānglái  ―  future [lit. will come]

   人類將滅絕嗎？ / 人类将灭绝吗？  ―  Rénlèi jiāng mièjué ma?  ―  Will humans go extinct?

2. ^† soon; in the near future
3. ^† nearly; almost
   1. 78th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "on the verge"
4. ^† just; just now
5. ^† certainly; surely
6. ^† to take; to hold; to fetch
7. ^† by; by means of; with
8. ^† also; half ... half ...; or
9. ^† if; in the case that ...
10. Particle introducing the object of the verb, used in the same fashion as 把 but more formal.

    將飯做好 / 将饭做好  ―  jiāng fàn zuò hǎo  ―  to make the food ready

    將醫生請來 / 将医生请来  ―  jiāng yīshēng qǐng lái  ―  to send for a doctor

    • 恨你絕情將阮放 [Min Nan, trad.]
      恨你绝情将阮放 [Min Nan, simp.]

      From: 黃敏 (lyricist), 碎心戀

      hūn lí choa̍t-chêng chiong gún pàng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

      I resented that you heartlessly let me go

11. ^† to support; to assist
12. ^† to advance; to go
13. ^† to take orders; to follow
14. ^† to see off; to send off
15. ^† to take along; to bring
16. ^† to use; to utilise
17. ^† to handle; to deal with
18. ^† to eat; to have
19. ^† to lead; to guide

    將軍 / 将军  ―  jiāngjūn  ―  military general

20. ^† to submit to; to be obedient to
21. ^† to provide for
22. ^† to recuperate; to maintain; to take care of one's health
23. ^† to express; to convey
24. (dialectal) to incite someone to action
25. (dialectal, of animals) to bear (an offspring); to give birth
26. (chess) to check

    將死 / 将死  ―  jiāngsǐ  ―  to checkmate

27. (obsolete or dialectal) Particle placed after the verb and before a resultative phrase (進來, 起來, 進去 etc.).

    走將出來 / 走将出来  ―  zǒu jiāng chūlái  ―  to walk out

    唱將起來 / 唱将起来  ―  chàng jiāng qǐlái  ―  to start to sing

    • 方陞座，殿角狂風驟起，只見一條大青蛇，從梁上飛將下來，蟠於椅上。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
      方升座，殿角狂风骤起，只见一条大青蛇，从梁上飞将下来，蟠于椅上。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

      From: c. 1330 - 1400: Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 1 (三國演義/第001回)

      Fāng shēng zuò, diàn jiǎo kuángfēng zhòu qǐ, zhǐ jiàn yī tiáo dà qīng shé, cóng liáng shàng fēi jiāng xiàlái, pán yú yǐ shàng. [Pinyin]

      He was just climbing onto his throne when a gust of wind suddenly arose out of the corner of the hall, and they spotted a big green snake fly down from the rafters, and coil up on the seat.

Compounds

Definitions

將

1. ^† to command; to lead
2. (military) general
3. high-ranking military officer
4. (Chinese chess) general; king (on the black side)
5. (figuratively) dab hand (at something); capable person

Compounds

Definitions

將

1. ^† to ask; to request; to invite
2. ^† Only used in 將將.

Compounds

Readings

• Goon: そう (sō)^{←さう (sau, historical)}
• Kan’on: しょう (shō)^{←しやう (syau, historical)}
• Kun: ひきいる (hikīru, 將る)^{←ひきゐる (fikiwiru, historical)}; もって (motte, 將て); はた (hata, 將); まさに (masani, 將に)
• Nanori: すすむ (susumu); まさし (masashi); まさる (masaru)