qiáng, jiàng, qiǎng

strong; powerful; better; to force

Radical: 弓 HSK 3 a, g, ad pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

强 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 强

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 强.

倔强
jué jiàng
stubborn
八强
bā qiáng
列强
liè qiáng
the Great Powers (history)
刚强
gāng qiáng
firm
加强
jiā qiáng
to reinforce
勉强
miǎn qiǎng
to do with difficulty
压强
yā qiáng
pressure
四强
sì qiáng
semifinals
坚强
jiān qiáng
staunch
增强
zēng qiáng
to increase
好强
hào qiáng
eager to be first
宁强
níng qiáng
Ningqiang county in Hànzhōng 漢中|汉中[Han4 zhong1], Shǎnxī

Related characters (radical 弓)

Characters that share the radical .

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