强 (qiáng) · Chinese character

CHINESE CHARACTER

qiáng

强

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plus

Numbered pinyin: qiang2
English meanings: strong, powerful, vigorous, better, slightly more than, plus

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 弓; right 虽.

弓 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “bow”.

虫 is identified as the sound component (chóng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 强.

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Decomposition reference

⿰弓虽

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

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