将

jiāngjiàng

will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate

How to write 将, stroke by stroke

jiāng: will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把)
jiàng: a general; (literary) to command; to lead; (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)

Ideographic: Going to bed 丬 at night 夕, a predictable future

Made of 丬 + 夕 + 寸

将军jiāng jūngeneral; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate; fig. to embarrass; to challenge; to put sb on the spot
将会jiāng huìauxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to); will (cause); should (enable); going to
即将jí jiāngabout to; on the point of; soon
将来jiāng láiin the future; future; the future
将要jiāng yàowill; shall; to be going to
上将shàng jiànggeneral; admiral; air chief marshal
将近jiāng jìnalmost; nearly; close to
必将bì jiānginevitably
中将zhōng jiànglieutenant general; vice admiral; air marshal
少将shào jiàngmajor general; rear admiral; air vice marshal
大将军dà jiāng jūnimportant general; generalissimo
准将zhǔn jiàngbrigadier general; commodore

将来我要去国外旅游。
jiāng lái wǒ yào qù guó wài lǚ yóu 。
I want to go abroad one day.
修理将要花费很多钱。
xiū lǐ jiāng yào huā fèi hěn duō qián 。
Repairs will cost a lot of money.
你将会和我一起去购物吗？
nǐ jiāng huì hé wǒ yì qǐ qù gòu wù ma ？
Will you go shopping with me?
这艘船即将到达她的目的地
zhè sōu chuán jí jiāng dào dá tā de mù dì dì
The ship was on the point of arriving at her destination.
我听说他打麻将很厉害。
wǒ tīng shuō tā dǎ má jiāng hěn lì hài 。
I hear he is good at mahjong.