將

jiāng

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

How to write 將, 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 爿 at night 夕, a predictable future

Made of 爿 + 夕 + 寸

將軍jiāng jūngeneral; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate; fig. to embarrass; to challenge; to put sb on the spot
將會jiāng huìauxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to); will (cause); should (enable); going to
即將jí jiāngabout to; on the point of; soon
將來jiāng láiin the future; future; the future
將要jiāng yàowill; shall; to be going to
上將shàng jiànggeneral; admiral; air chief marshal
將近jiāng jìnalmost; nearly; close to
必將bì jiānginevitably
中將zhōng jiànglieutenant general; vice admiral; air marshal
少將shào jiàngmajor general; rear admiral; air vice marshal
大將軍dà jiāng jūnimportant general; generalissimo
准將zhǔn jiàngbrigadier general; commodore

我將是你的第一個病人。
wǒ jiāng shì nǐ de dì yī gè bìng rén 。
I'll be your first patient.
我想你將我認成別人了。
wǒ xiǎng nǐ jiāng wǒ rèn chéng bié rén le 。
I think you've mistaken me for someone else.
她的生日宴會將在明天晚上。
tā de shēng rì yàn huì jiāng zài míng tiān wǎn shàng 。
Her birthday party will be held tomorrow evening.
我們將要去爬那座山。
wǒ mén jiāng yào qù pá nà zuò shān 。
We are going to climb that mountain.
明天是我的生日，而我將會17歲。
míng tiān shì wǒ de shēng rì ， ér wǒ jiāng huì 1 7 suì 。
Tomorrow is my birthday and I will be seventeen.