強
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qiáng · strong, powerful, energetic

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11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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弓Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 強

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Example sentences

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Tā shì qiáng dà de duì shǒu, bú shì má?她是強大的對手,不是嗎?

She's a tough competitor, isn't she?

Source: Tatoeba #12080367 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zǒng shì bǎ tā de kàn fǎ qiáng jiā gěi wǒ.他總是把他的看法強加給我。

He always imposes his opinion on me.

Source: Tatoeba #790596 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén bù néng qiáng pò rén qù zuò.我們不能強迫人去做。

We can't force people to do that.

Source: Tatoeba #6534047 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì yí gè xìng gé jiān qiáng de nǚ rén.她是一個性格堅強的女人。

She's a woman of strong character.

Source: Tatoeba #934497 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ mén de duì wǔ bǐ wǒ mén de qiáng.你們的隊伍比我們的強。

Your team is stronger than ours.

Source: Tatoeba #870063 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā miǎn qiáng tóng yì le wǒ de jiàn yì.他勉強同意了我的建議。

He reluctantly agreed to my proposal.

Source: Tatoeba #848546 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 強 in context

  1. Say qiáng, then recall the core meaning: strong, powerful, energetic.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 強 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.