强

qiángqiǎngjiàng

strong; powerful; better; slightly more than; vigorous

How to write 强, stroke by stroke

qiáng: strong; powerful; better; slightly more than; vigorous; violent; best in their category, e.g. see 百強
qiǎng: to force; to compel; to strive; to make an effort
jiàng: stubborn; unyielding

Pictophonetic: semantic 弓 (bow), phonetic 虫

Made of 弓 + 虽

强大qiáng dàbig and strong; formidable; powerful
坚强jiān qiángstaunch; strong
强奸qiáng jiānto rape
强烈qiáng lièstrong; intense
强壮qiáng zhuàngstrong; sturdy; robust
强迫qiǎng pòto compel; to force
勉强miǎn qiǎngto do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough
加强jiā qiángto reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
强盗qiáng dàoto rob (with force); bandit; robber
强调qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress
强制qiáng zhìto force; to compel; to coerce; forced; compulsory; Taiwan pr. [qiang3zhi4]
强暴qiáng bàoviolent; to rape

生活很困难，但我更坚强。
shēng huó hěn kùn nán ， dàn wǒ gèng jiān qiáng 。
Life is hard, but I am harder.
这朵花散发出强烈的香味。
zhè duǒ huā sàn fā chū qiáng liè de xiāng wèi 。
This flower gives off a strong fragrance.
他看起来健康强壮。
tā kàn qǐ lái jiàn kāng qiáng zhuàng 。
He appears to be strong and healthy.
他强迫她坐下。
tā qiǎng pò tā zuò xià 。
He forced her to sit down.
这些日子我们勉强糊口。
zhè xiē rì zi wǒ men miǎn qiǎng hú kǒu 。
We lived from hand to mouth in those days.