Chinese symbol for “shall”
将
jiāng
Traditional: 將
will; shall; to use; to take
The closest CC-CEDICT match for shall is 将 (jiāng), defined as: will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago.
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 “shall”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 应 (應) | yīng | to agree (to do sth); should |
| 要 | yào | to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to |
| 就要 | jiù yào | will; shall |
| 将要 (將要) | jiāng yào | will; shall |
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 “shall”.
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.