強

qiáng

strong; powerful; better; slightly more than; vigorous

How to write 強, 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 + 厶 + 虫

強大qiáng dàbig and strong; formidable; powerful
堅強jiān qiángstaunch; strong
強姦qiáng jiānto rape
強烈qiáng lièstrong; intense
強壯qiáng zhuàngstrong; sturdy; robust
強迫qiǎng pòto compel; to force
勉強miǎn qiǎngto do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough
加強jiā qiángto reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
強盜qiáng dàoto rob (with force); bandit; robber
強調qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress
強制qiáng zhìto force; to compel; to coerce; forced; compulsory; Taiwan pr. [qiang3zhi4]
強暴qiáng bàoviolent; to rape

她是強大的對手，不是嗎？
tā shì qiáng dà de duì shǒu ， bú shì má ？
She's a tough competitor, isn't she?
她是一個性格堅強的女人。
tā shì yí gè xìng gé jiān qiáng de nǚ rén 。
She's a woman of strong character.
男人一般都比女人強壯。
nán rén yì bān dōu bǐ nǚ rén qiáng zhuàng 。
Generally speaking, men are stronger than women.
他有強烈的責任感。
tā yǒu qiáng liè de zé rèn gǎn 。
He has a strong sense of responsibility.
她強迫他吃菠菜。
tā qiáng pò tā chī bō cài 。
She forced him to eat spinach.