强

qiáng

HSK 34 readings

“Stubborn” in Chinese is 强 (qiáng).

Other characters with the syllable qiang: see all 6 →

Meaning

stubborn
unyielding
strong

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powerful
better
slightly more than
vigorous
violent
best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强[bai3 qiang2]
to force
to compel
to strive
to make an effort
surname Qiang
variant of 強|强[jiang4]
variant of 強|强[qiang2]
variant of 強|强[qiang3]

Example

我不够坚强。

I wasn't strong enough.

From 坚强 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

qiángsurname Qiang / strong / powerful / better / slightly more than / vigorous / violent / best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强 / variant of 強|强
qiǎngto force / to compel / to strive / to make an effort / variant of 強|强
jiàngstubborn / unyielding / variant of 強|强

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Words containing 强

加强jiāqiángto reinforce; to strengthen; to enhanceHSK 3 坚强jiānqiángstaunchHSK 3 强大qiángdàbig and strong; formidable; powerfulHSK 3 强调qiángdiàoto emphasize (a statement)HSK 3 强烈qiánglièstrong; intenseHSK 3 强度qiángdùstrengthHSK 5 强迫qiǎngpòto compelHSK 5 增强zēngqiángto increaseHSK 5

More HSK 3 characters

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