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強 is a character that means strong, strength, force, powerful, better, stubborn, and stiff (yes, all of this in one character).
This “strong” has less to do with physical strength and more to do with having a winning attitude, or just having the ability to win at something.
Note that most of the time, this character is pronounced “qiang” but when used with the meaning of stubborn, unyielding, or stiff, it is pronounced “jiang” in Chinese.
Also, sometimes “qiang” is used in modern Chinese to describe people that do crazy things (For example: Bicycling from Beijing to Tibet alone). I sometimes can be found outside my Beijing apartment wearing nothing but shorts and a tee-shirt while eating ice cream during a snow storm, just to hear my neighbors call me “qiang.” Maybe they mean “strong” but perhaps they are using the new meaning of “crazy strong.”
強 can also be a Chinese surname that romanizes as Jiang in the mainland or Chiang if from Taiwan.
強 is a valid Korean Hanja character with the same meaning but is mostly used in compound Korean words.
強 is used in Japanese (though normally in compound words). In Japanese, it has the same meaning but in some contexts can mean “a little more than...” or “a little over [some amount].” Most Japanese would read this as tough, strength, stiff, hard, inflexible, obstinate, or stubborn.
The variant 彊 is sometimes seen in older literature.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your chiang search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
強 强 see styles |
qiǎng qiang3 ch`iang chiang kyou / kyo きょう |
More info & calligraphy: Strong / Powerful / Force(suffix) (1) (ant: 弱・1) a little over; a little more than; (2) (ant: 弱・2) strength; the strong; (suffix) (3) powerhouse; one of the biggest; one of the most powerful; (suffix) (4) (after a number on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale; e.g. 5強) (ant: 弱・3) -upper (seismic intensity); (personal name) Tsuyomi Strong, forceful, violent; to force; to strengthen. |
強健 强健 see styles |
qiáng jiàn qiang2 jian4 ch`iang chien chiang chien kyouken / kyoken きょうけん |
More info & calligraphy: Robust / Sturdy(noun or adjectival noun) robust (health); strong (constitution); sturdy |
強力 强力 see styles |
qiáng lì qiang2 li4 ch`iang li chiang li kyouryoku / kyoryoku きょうりょく |
More info & calligraphy: Herculean Strength(noun or adjectival noun) powerful; strong; (surname) Gouriki strength |
強壯 强壮 see styles |
qiáng zhuàng qiang2 zhuang4 ch`iang chuang chiang chuang |
More info & calligraphy: Strong / Powerful |
強大 强大 see styles |
qiáng dà qiang2 da4 ch`iang ta chiang ta kyoudai / kyodai きょうだい |
More info & calligraphy: Mighty / Powerful / Strong(noun or adjectival noun) mighty; powerful |
強烈 强烈 see styles |
qiáng liè qiang2 lie4 ch`iang lieh chiang lieh kyouretsu / kyoretsu きょうれつ |
More info & calligraphy: Intensity(noun or adjectival noun) strong; intense; severe |
強韌 强韧 see styles |
qiáng rèn qiang2 ren4 ch`iang jen chiang jen |
More info & calligraphy: Resiliency |
自強 自强 see styles |
zì qiáng zi4 qiang2 tzu ch`iang tzu chiang jikyou / jikyo じきょう |
More info & calligraphy: Inner Strength / Self-Improvement(noun/participle) strenuous effort |
薔薇 蔷薇 see styles |
qiáng wēi qiang2 wei1 ch`iang wei chiang wei bara(gikun)(p); shoubi; soubi; bara / bara(gikun)(p); shobi; sobi; bara ばら(gikun)(P); しょうび; そうび; バラ |
More info & calligraphy: Rose Flower(kana only) rose; (female given name) Ro-zu |
要強 要强 see styles |
yào qiáng yao4 qiang2 yao ch`iang yao chiang |
More info & calligraphy: Strong Minded |
頑強 顽强 see styles |
wán qiáng wan2 qiang2 wan ch`iang wan chiang gankyou / gankyo がんきょう |
More info & calligraphy: Tenacious / Tenacity(adjectival noun) (1) stubborn; dogged; persistent; tenacious; (adjectival noun) (2) tough; sturdy; hardy; strong |
女強人 女强人 see styles |
nǚ qiáng rén nu:3 qiang2 ren2 nü ch`iang jen nü chiang jen |
More info & calligraphy: Strong Woman |
嗆 呛 see styles |
qiàng qiang4 ch`iang chiang |
to irritate the nose; to choke (of smoke, smell etc); pungent; (coll.) (Tw) to shout at sb; to scold; to speak out against sb |
墻 墙 see styles |
qiáng qiang2 ch`iang chiang kaki かき |
variant of 牆|墙[qiang2] (surname) Kaki |
嬙 嫱 see styles |
qiáng qiang2 ch`iang chiang |
female court officials |
將 将 see styles |
qiāng qiang1 ch`iang chiang masaru まさる |
to desire; to invite; to request (given name) Masaru will |
廧 see styles |
qiáng qiang2 ch`iang chiang |
wall |
彊 强 see styles |
qiǎng qiang3 ch`iang chiang tsuyoshi つよし |
variant of 強|强[qiang3] (male given name) Tsuyoshi Strong, violent; to force; idem 強. |
戕 see styles |
qiāng qiang1 ch`iang chiang |
to kill; to injure; Taiwan pr. [qiang2] |
戧 戗 see styles |
qiāng qiang1 ch`iang chiang |
contrary; pushing against; bump; knock; used as equivalent for 搶|抢[qiang1] |
搶 抢 see styles |
qiǎng qiang3 ch`iang chiang |
to fight over; to rush; to scramble; to grab; to rob; to snatch |
斨 see styles |
qiāng qiang1 ch`iang chiang |
axe |
椌 see styles |
qiāng qiang1 ch`iang chiang |
(wooden mus. instr.) |
槍 枪 see styles |
qiāng qiang1 ch`iang chiang yari やり |
gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1]; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots (1) spear; lance; (2) javelin; (3) (shogi) lance; (4) (archaism) jeering; (1) long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike; (2) weapon; arms; (3) grip of a bow; (surname) Yari |
檣 樯 see styles |
qiáng qiang2 ch`iang chiang hobashira ほばしら |
boom; mast mast |
熗 炝 see styles |
qiàng qiang4 ch`iang chiang |
to briefly boil (a vegetable etc), then dress with soy sauce, oil, vinegar etc; to briefly stir-fry (meat, chopped spring onions etc), then add to other ingredients and cook further |
牄 see styles |
qiāng qiang1 ch`iang chiang |
to walk rapidly |
牆 墙 see styles |
qiáng qiang2 ch`iang chiang kaki かき |
wall (CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]); (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆|被墙[bei4 qiang2]) fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing |
瑲 玱 see styles |
qiāng qiang1 ch`iang chiang |
(onom.) tinkling of gems |
繈 see styles |
qiǎng qiang3 ch`iang chiang |
cloth for carrying baby on back |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Strong Powerful Force | 強 强 | kyou / kyo | qiáng / qiang2 / qiang | ch`iang / chiang |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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