将军
Old HSK 6
将军 (jiāngjūn) · general (military)
将军 (jiāngjūn) means “general (military)”. It is written with 2 characters: 将 (will) + 军 (army). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 将军 is built
The characters
将 jiāng · will
What 将 is made of
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冫bīng — ice
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: Going to bed 丬 at night 夕, a predictable future (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
军 jūn · army
What 军 is made of
- 冖mì — cover
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 七qī — seven
Example sentences
他爷爷以前是一位将军。Tā yéye yǐqián shì yí wèi jiāngjūn.His grandfather used to be a general.
历史书里写了很多有名的将军。Lìshǐ shū lǐ xiě le hěnduō yǒumíng de jiāngjūn.History books describe many famous generals.
Questions about 将军
What does 将军 mean?
将军 (jiāngjūn) means “general (military)”.
How do you pronounce 将军?
将军 is pronounced jiāngjūn.
Which HSK level is 将军?
将军 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 将近jiāngjìnalmost
- 将来jiāngláifuture
- 即将jíjiāngabout to
- 将就jiāngjiuto make do
- 将要jiāngyàoto be going to
- 将jiāngwill
- 冠军guànjūnchampion
- 军事jūnshìmilitary
- 季军jìjūnthird place
- 军队jūnduìarmy
Learn 将军 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 93: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.