將

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將 U+5C07, 將
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C07
← 将
[U+5C06] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 專 →
[U+5C08]

Translingual[edit]

Japanese 将
Simplified 将
Traditional 將

Han character[edit]

將 (radical 41, 寸+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 女一月木戈 (VMBDI), four-corner 27242, composition ⿰爿⿱⿴𠂊⺀寸(GHJKV) or ⿰爿⿱⿴𠂊冫寸(T))

Derived characters[edit]

Related characters[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

Chinese[edit]

trad. 將
simp. 将*
alternative forms 将
𢪇
𢪽
𤕭

Glyph origin[edit]

Characters in the same phonetic series (爿) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
臧 *ʔsaːŋ
牂 *ʔsaːŋ
戕 *kaːl, *ʔsaːŋ, *zaŋ
贓 *ʔsaːŋ
藏 *zaːŋ, *zaːŋs
奘 *zaːŋʔ, *zaːŋs
臟 *zaːŋs
將 *ʔsaŋ, *ʔsaŋs
漿 *ʔsaŋ
鱂 *ʔsaŋ
蔣 *ʔsaŋ, *ʔsaŋʔ
螿 *ʔsaŋ
槳 *ʔsaŋʔ
獎 *ʔsaŋʔ
醬 *ʔsaŋs
鏘 *sʰaŋ
蹡 *sʰaŋ, *ʔshaŋs
嶈 *sʰaŋ
斨 *sʰaŋ
爿 *braːn, *zaŋ
牆 *zaŋ
妝 *ʔsraŋ
莊 *ʔsraŋ
裝 *ʔsraŋ, *ʔsraŋs
壯 *ʔsraŋs
疒 *rnɯːɡ, *zraŋ
床 *zraŋ
牀 *zraŋ
狀 *zraŋs

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ʔsaŋ, *ʔsaŋs): phonetic 爿 (OC *braːn, *zaŋ, “bed; small table”) + semantic ⺼ (“meat”) + semantic 寸 (“hand”) – to offer meat as tribute by putting it on the table.

The ⺼ component is on its side, hence resembles 夕 with an added dot; compare 祭, 然.

Shuowen considers the phonetic component of 將 to be 醬 (OC *ʔsaŋs, “sauce”) (abbreviated).

Etymology[edit]

A conflation of two roots: “to take; to hold” and “will; be going to; near”.

“to take; to hold” (Pronunciations 1, 2 and 3)
Sino-Tibetan: compare Tibetan འཆང ('chang, “to hold, to keep, to carry”).
“will; be going to; near” (Pronunciation 1)
Austroasiatic: compare Khmer ចង់ (cɑng, “to want, to wish; to approach, to draw near; about to (do something), on the point of”) < Old Khmer caṅa (“to wish, to want”). Cognate with 且 (OC *sʰjaːʔ, *ʔsa, “about to; on the point of; moreover; also”) (Wu, 2015).

Pronunciation 1[edit]

Rime
Character 將
Reading # 1/2
Initial (聲) 精 (13)
Final (韻) 陽 (105)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 即良切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/t͡sɨɐŋ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/t͡siɐŋ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/t͡siɑŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/t͡sɨaŋ/
Li
Rong 		/t͡siaŋ/
Wang
Li 		/t͡sĭaŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/t͡si̯aŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		jiāng
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 將
Reading # 1/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		jiāng
Middle
Chinese 		‹ tsjang ›
Old
Chinese 		/*[ts]aŋ/
English bring

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 將
Reading # 1/2
No. 10286
Phonetic
component 		爿
Rime
group 		陽
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		將
Old
Chinese 		/*ʔsaŋ/

Definitions[edit]

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?
    吳之將亡，賢愚所知，非今日也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
    吴之将亡，贤愚所知，非今日也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
    From: Chen Shou, Records of the Three Kingdoms, circa 3rd century CE
    Wú zhī jiāng wáng, xián yú suǒ zhī, fēi jīnrì yě. [Pinyin]
    Wu will perish soon; this is known by the fools and by the wise; it is not today.
  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
    五花馬，千金裘。呼兒將出換美酒，與爾同銷萬古愁。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
    五花马，千金裘。呼儿将出换美酒，与尔同销万古愁。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
    From: 李白, 《將進酒》
    Wǔ huā mǎ, qiānjīn qiú. Hū ér jiāng chū huàn měijiǔ, yǔ ěr tóng xiāo wàngǔ chóu. [Pinyin]
    My precious horse, and my furs worth a thousand gold pieces; call your son and have him take them out to be swapped for fine wine, and together with you I'll drown the sorrows of ten thousand ages.
  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
  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

Compounds[edit]

Derived terms from 將

Pronunciation 2[edit]

Rime
Character 將
Reading # 2/2
Initial (聲) 精 (13)
Final (韻) 陽 (105)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 子亮切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/t͡sɨɐŋH/
Pan
Wuyun 		/t͡siɐŋH/
Shao
Rongfen 		/t͡siɑŋH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/t͡sɨaŋH/
Li
Rong 		/t͡siaŋH/
Wang
Li 		/t͡sĭaŋH/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/t͡si̯aŋH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		jiàng
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 將
Reading # 2/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		jiàng
Middle
Chinese 		‹ tsjangH ›
Old
Chinese 		/*[ts]aŋ-s/
English lead (v.); leader

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 將
Reading # 2/2
No. 10294
Phonetic
component 		爿
Rime
group 		陽
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		醬
Old
Chinese 		/*ʔsaŋs/

Definitions[edit]

將

  1. † to command; to lead
  2. (military) general
  3. high-ranking military officer
  4. (xiangqi) general; king (on the black side)
  5. (figuratively) dab hand (at something); capable person
Coordinate terms[edit]

Compounds[edit]

Derived terms from 將

Pronunciation 3[edit]

Definitions[edit]

將

  1. † to ask; to request; to invite
  2. † Used in 將將／将将.

Compounds[edit]

Derived terms from 將

Descendants[edit]

Sino-Xenic (將):
  • → Japanese: 将(しょう) (shō)
  • → Korean: 장 (將, jang)
  • → Vietnamese: tướng (將), tương (將)

Japanese[edit]

Shinjitai

将

Kyūjitai

將

Kanji[edit]

將

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 将)

  1. Kyūjitai form of 将

Readings[edit]

From 將 (MC t͡sɨɐŋ, “just now; also, half... half..., or; take, hold; etc.”):

From 將 (MC t͡sɨɐŋH, “command, lead; commander, general; high-ranking military officer”):

Nanori readings:

Etymology[edit]

Kanji in this term
將
Jinmeiyō
nanori

Nominalization of verb 勝る (masaru, “to excel, rival, surpass”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Irregular reading)

Proper noun[edit]

將(まさる) • (Masaru) (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 将)

  1. a male given name

Korean[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Chinese 將 (MC t͡sɨɐŋH, “commander”) and 將 (MC t͡sɨɐŋ, “to take; to hold”).

Recorded as Middle Korean 쟈ᇰ〯 (Yale: cyang) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527. and 쟈ᇰ (Yale: cyang).

Hanja[edit]

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

Wikisource

將 (eumhun 장수(將帥) 장 (jangsu jang))
將 (eumhun 장차(將次) 장 (jangcha jang))

  1. Hanja form? of 장 (“general; commander”).
  2. Hanja form? of 장 (“an action to be done in future”).

Compounds[edit]

Compounds

References[edit]

  • 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [1]

Old Japanese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Japonic *pata.

Adverb[edit]

將 (pata) (kana はた)

  1. by chance
  2. also

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Vietnamese[edit]

Han character[edit]

將: Hán Việt readings: tướng (子(tử)亮(lượng)切(thiết))[1][2][3][4][5], tương (資(tư)良(lương)切(thiết))[2][3][4][5]
將: Nôm readings: tướng[1][2][4][6], tương[2][3][7][4]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Chinese 將 (MC t͡sɨɐŋH, “commander”).

Noun[edit]

將 • (tướng)

  1. Hán tự form of tướng (“(military) general; commander”).
  2. Hán tự form of tướng (“(xiangqi) a piece labeled with the character 將 in black”).
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Chinese 將 (MC t͡sɨɐŋ, “to take; to hold”).

Adverb[edit]

將 • (tương)

  1. Hán tự form of tương (“soon; in the near future”).
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nguyễn (2014).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Nguyễn et al. (2009).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Trần (2004).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Bonet (1899).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Génibrel (1898).
  6. ^ Taberd & Pigneau de Béhaine (1838).
  7. ^ Hồ (1976).
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