Chinese symbol for “general”
将
jiàng
Traditional: 將
(bound form) a general; (literary) to command; to lead; (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for general is 将 (jiàng), defined as: (bound form) a general; (literary) to command; to lead; (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “general”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 总 (總) | zǒng | (bound form) general; overall; to sum up |
| 将军 (將軍) | jiāng jūn | general; high-ranking military officer |
| 普 | pǔ | general; popular |
| 泛 | fàn | (bound form) general; non-specific |
| 上将 (上將) | shàng jiàng | general; admiral |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 将.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 即将 (即將) | jí jiāng | about to; on the point of; soon |
| 将军 (將軍) | jiāng jūn | general; high-ranking military officer |
| 将会 (將會) | jiāng huì | auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to); will (cause) |
| 将来 (將來) | jiāng lái | in the future; future |
| 将领 (將領) | jiàng lǐng | high-ranking military officer |
| 将近 (將近) | jiāng jìn | almost; nearly |
See also: Japanese symbol for “general”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.