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强
Trad. 彊
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 弓
Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 12
Structure
Decomp.
弓口虫
Prononciation
Mandarin qiáng; qiǎng; jiàng
Entry Methods
Pinyin qiang2; qiang3; jiang4
Kanji /
Cangjie
 NRLI
弓口中戈
Sijiao 162.3
Wubi XKJY
CNS 11643 3-3B47
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+5F3A
GB2312 C7BF
Results for 强
强 qiáng variant of 強|强[qiang2]
强 qiǎng variant of 強|强[qiang3]
强 jiàng variant of 強|强[jiang4]
Results beginning with 强
强大 qiáng dà big and strong / formidable / powerful
强烈 qiáng liè strong / intense
强调 qiáng diào to emphasize (a statement) / to stress
强化 qiáng huà to strengthen / to intensify
强制 qiáng zhì to force / to compel / to coerce / forced / compulsory / Taiwan pr. [qiang3zhi4]
强劲 qiáng jìng strong / powerful / robust
强力 qiáng lì powerful
强度 qiáng dù strength / intensity / CL:個|个[ge4]
强势 qiáng shì strong / powerful / (linguistics) emphatic / intensive
强行 qiáng xíng to do sth by force / Taiwan pr. [qiang3 xing2]
强奸 qiáng jiān to rape
强迫 qiǎng pò to compel / to force
强盗 qiáng dào to rob (with force) / bandit / robber / CL:個|个[ge4]
强悍 qiáng hàn tough / strong / formidable / fearsome
强壮 qiáng zhuàng strong / sturdy / robust
强硬 qiáng yìng tough / unyielding / hard-line
强国 qiáng guó powerful country / great power
强忍 qiáng rěn to resist (with great difficulty)
强暴 qiáng bào violent / to rape
强弱 qiáng ruò strong or weak / intensity / amount of force or pressure
强求 qiǎng qiú to insist on / to demand / to impose
强敌 qiáng dí powerful enemy
强人 qiáng rén (politics) strongman / (in the workplace, esp. of a woman) a highly capable person / (old) robber
强队 qiáng duì a powerful team (sports)
强健 qiáng jiàn sturdy
强光 qiáng guāng glare
强项 qiáng xiàng key strength / strong suit / specialty
强盛 qiáng shèng rich and powerful
强攻 qiáng gōng (military) to take by storm
强身 qiáng shēn to strengthen one's body / to keep fit / to build up one's health (through exercise, nutrition etc)
强横 qiáng hèng surly and unreasoning / bullying / tyrannical
强权 qiáng quán power / might
强加 qiáng jiā to impose / to force upon
强生 Qiáng shēng Johnson (surname) / Johnson & Johnson (company)
强档 qiáng dàng prime time
强风 qiáng fēng strong breeze (meteorology)
强打 qiáng dǎ promotion (for a product) / advertisement
强占 qiáng zhàn to occupy by force
强韧 qiáng rèn resilient / tough and strong
强令 qiáng lìng to order by force / peremptory
强震 qiáng zhèn powerful earthquake / abbr. for 強烈地震|强烈地震
强逼 qiǎng bī to compel / to force
强碱 qiáng jiǎn strong alkali
强辩 qiǎng biàn to try to make one's case using false arguments
强取 qiáng qǔ commandeer (v)
强梁 qiáng liáng ruffian / bully
强似 qiáng sì to be better than
强点  STRONG PLACES / Sustainable Tsunami Recovery by Organizations Networking at the Grassroot Level through Promoting Local Accountability and Capacity Enhancement Systems
强嘴 jiàng zuǐ to talk back / to reply defiantly
强兵 qiáng bīng strong soldiers / make the military powerful (political slogan)
强撑 qiǎng chēng to use all one's willpower (to do sth) / to hang in there
强干 qiáng gàn competent / capable
强拉 qiǎng lā to drag (sb) along (to a place) / to yank
强流 qiáng liú high current (e.g. electric)
强忍 qiǎng rěn to resist (with great difficulty)
强如 qiáng rú to be better than
强使 qiǎng shǐ to force / to oblige
强使 qiáng shǐ to force / to oblige
强吻 qiáng wěn to forcibly kiss / to kiss without consent
强五 qiǎng wǔ Attack-5 Fantan / A-5 Fantan;
强征 qiǎng zhēng to press into service / to impress / to commandeer
强子 qiáng zǐ hadron (particle physics)
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强有力 qiáng yǒu lì strong / forceful
强奸犯 qiáng jiān fàn rapist
强迫症 qiǎng pò zhèng obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
强奸罪 qiáng jiān zuì rape
强心剂 qiáng xīn jì cardiac stimulant
强迫性 qiǎng pò xìng compulsive / obsessive
强硬派 qiáng yìng pài hardline faction / hawks
强力胶 qiáng lì jiāo superglue
强击机 qiáng jī jī assault aircraft
强调色 qiáng diào sè accent color
强积金 qiǎng jī jīn superannuation
强心针 qiáng xīn zhēn heart-strengthening shot / fig. a shot in the arm
强制法 qiǎng zhì fǎ jus cogens
强作用 qiáng zuò yòng strong interaction (governing hadrons in nuclear physics)
强颜欢笑 qiǎng yán huān xiào to pretend to look happy / to force oneself to smile
强弩之末 qiáng nǔ zhī mò lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom) / fig. spent force
强人所难 qiǎng rén suǒ nán to force someone to do something
强词夺理 qiǎng cí duó lǐ to twist words and force logic (idiom) / sophistry / loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument / shoving false arguments down people's throats
强迫干预  forced intervention
强行驱逐  forced eviction
强化采油  enhanced oil recovery
强势维和  robust peacekeeping operation / robust peacekeeping
强调事项  matter of emphasis
强迫堕胎  forced abortion
强奸儿童  child rape
强制羁押  mandatory detention
强迫征募  forced conscription
强制劳动  compulsory labour
强迫生育  forced reproduction
强行进入  forcible entry / forced entry / forceful entry
强辩到底 qiǎng biàn dào dǐ to argue endlessly / to try to have the last word
强辐射区 qiáng fú shè qū radioactive hot spot
强脚树莺 qiáng jiǎo shù yīng (bird species of China) brown-flanked bush warbler (Horornis fortipes)
强烈反对 qiáng liè fǎn duì to oppose strongly / violently opposed to
强烈愿望 qiáng liè yuàn wàng intense desire
强买强卖 qiǎng mǎi qiǎng mài to force sb to buy or sell / to trade using coercion
强迫放逐 qiǎng pò fàng zhú forced relocation / forced deportation
强迫观念 qiǎng pò guān niàn compelling notion / obsession
强迫怀孕 qiǎng pò huái yùn forced pregnancy
强迫婚姻 qiǎng pò hūn yīn forced marriage
强迫绝育 qiǎng pò jué yù forced sterilization / enforced sterilization
强迫劳动 qiǎng pò láo dòng forced labor (as punishment in criminal case)
强迫劳役 qiǎng pò láo yì hard labour
强迫卖淫 qiǎng pò mài yín forced prostitution / enforced prostitution
强迫迁移 qiǎng pò qiān yí forced relocation / forced deportation
强迫收容 qiǎng pò shōu róng forced institutionalization
强忍悲痛 qiáng rěn bēi tòng to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom)
强生公司 Qiáng shēng Gōng sī Johnson & Johnson
强身健体 qiáng shēn jiàn tǐ to keep fit and healthy
强硬立场 qiáng yìng lì chǎng tough position
强硬态度 qiáng yìng tài dù unyielding attitude
强音踏板 qiáng yīn tà bǎn loud pedal (on piano) / sustaining pedal
强制报告 qiǎng zhì bào gào mandatory reporting
强制离境 qiǎng zhì lí jìng forced departure
强制投票 qiǎng zhì tóu piào compulsory voting
强制治疗 qiǎng zhì zhì liáo coercive treatment
强殖装甲 qiáng zhí zhuāng jiǎ Bio
强作用力 qiáng zuò yòng lì the strong force (in nuclear physics)
强迫性冲动  compulsion
强制性回收  compulsory return
强制性流动  mandatory mobility
强制性声明  mandatory declaration
强势型风险  intensive risk
强迫性吸毒  compulsive consumption
强固驾驶室  hardened operator cab
强制执行权  enforcement authority
强相互作用 qiáng xiāng hù zuò yòng strong interaction (in particle physics) / strong force
强制性措施 qiǎng zhì xìng cuò shī compulsory measures / binding measures
强制性规范 qiǎng zhì xìng guī fàn peremptory norm
强直性脊柱炎 qiáng zhí xìng jǐ zhù yán ankylosing spondylitis / Bechterew’s disease
强制执行行动  enforcement action
强势维和行动  robust peacekeeping operation / robust peacekeeping
强制执行制裁  enforcement of sanctions
强迫流离失所  forced displacement
强行指派律师  impose counsel
强制减少人口  forced depopulation
强制执行任务  enforcement mandate
强化辐射武器 qiǎng huà fú shè wǔ qì neutron bomb / enhanced radiation weapon / reduced blast weapon
强扭的瓜不甜 qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom) / fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen
强迫人口迁移 qiǎng pò rén kǒu qiān yí forcible transfer of population
强迫性储物症 qiǎng pò xìng chǔ wù zhèng compulsive hoarding
强迫性性行为 qiǎng pò xìng xìng xíng wéi sexual obsession
强中自有强中手 qiáng zhōng zì yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu (idiom) however strong you are, there is always someone stronger
强将手下无弱兵 qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
强龙不压地头蛇 qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom) / fig. a local gangster who is above the law
强中更有强中手 qiáng zhōng gèng yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu see 強中自有強中手|强中自有强中手[qiang2 zhong1 zi4 you3 qiang2 zhong1 shou3]
强制性武器禁运  mandatory arms embargo
强化开采煤层气  enhanced coal bed methane recovery
Approximate Results for 强
加强 jiā qiáng to reinforce / to strengthen / to enhance
增强 zēng qiáng to increase / to strengthen
坚强 jiān qiáng staunch / strong
勉强 miǎn qiǎng to do with difficulty / to force sb to do sth / reluctant / barely enough
顽强 wán qiáng tenacious / hard to defeat
高强 gāo qiáng excellent / outstanding
倔强 jué jiàng stubborn / obstinate / unbending
自强 zì qiáng to strive for self-improvement
百强 bǎi qiáng top 100 (e.g. top 100 towns)
要强 yào qiáng eager to excel / eager to get ahead in life / strong-minded
四强 sì qiáng the top four
好强 hào qiáng eager to be first
八强 bā qiáng (sports) top eight / quarterfinals
富强 fù qiáng rich and powerful
列强 liè qiáng the Great Powers (history)
逞强 chěng qiáng to show off / to try to be brave
牵强 qiān qiǎng far-fetched / implausible (chain of reasoning)
刚强 gāng qiáng firm / unyielding
豪强 háo qiáng despot / tyrant / bully
压强 yā qiáng pressure (physics)
补强 bǔ qiáng (engineering) to reinforce (a structure) / to strengthen / (fig.) to rectify shortcomings
级强 jí qiáng named grade or higher / at least stated magnitude (of earthquake)
康强 kāng qiáng strong and healthy / fit
宁强 Níng qiáng Ningqiang County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[Han4 zhong1], Shaanxi
武强 Wǔ qiáng Wuqiang county in Hengshui 衡水[Heng2 shui3], Hebei
小强 Xiǎo Qiáng (slang) cockroach ("Little Qiang" was originally the name given to a dead cockroach that had supposedly been a pet of the lead character in the 1993 Hong Kong comedy movie "Flirting Scholar". Subsequently, it came to be used as a name for any cockroach, and also for characters in film and television who are seemingly indestructible or repeatedly resurrected.)
枣强 Zǎo qiáng Zaoqiang county in Hengshui 衡水[Heng2 shui3], Hebei
走强 zǒu qiáng (of a currency, price etc) to strengthen / to be on the rise
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女强人 nu:3 qiáng rén successful career woman / able woman
四强赛 sì qiáng sài semifinals
八强赛 bā qiáng sài quarterfinals
林振强 lín zhèn qiáng Richard
胡志强 Hú Zhì qiáng Jason Hu (1948-), former Taiwan foreign minister
李克强 Lǐ Kè qiáng Li Keqiang (1955-2023), PRC politician, premier 2013-2023
钱三强 Qián Sān qiáng Qian Sanqiang
杨国强 yáng guó qiáng Yang
磁强计  magnetometer
蔡国强 Cài Guó qiáng Cai Guoqiang (1957-), contemporary Chinese artist working with firework displays and light shows
光头强 Guāng tóu qiáng Logger Vick (Boonie Bears character) / nickname for bald people
黄克强 Huáng Kè jiàng pseudonym of Huang Xing 黃興|黄兴[Huang2 Xing1], one of the heroes of the 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4]
黄克强 Huáng Kè qiáng pseudonym of Huang Xing 黃興|黄兴[Huang2 Xing1], one of the heroes of the 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4]
交强险 jiāo qiáng xiǎn compulsory vehicle insurance (abbr. for 機動車交通事故責任強制保險|机动车交通事故责任强制保险[ji1 dong4 che1 jiao1 tong1 shi4 gu4 ze2 ren4 qiang2 zhi4 bao3 xian3])
加强剂 jiā qiǎng jì booster dose / booster shot
加强针 jiā qiáng zhēn (vaccine) booster shot
加强针 jiā qiǎng zhēn booster dose / booster shot
吉强镇 Jí qiáng zhèn Jiqiang town in Xiji county 西吉[Xi1 ji2], Guyuan 固原[Gu4 yuan2], Ningxia
宁强县 Níng qiáng Xiàn Ningqiang County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[Han4 zhong1], Shaanxi
特卫强 Tè wèi qiáng Tyvek (brand)
武强县 Wǔ qiáng xiàn Wuqiang county in Hengshui 衡水[Heng2 shui3], Hebei
枣强县 Zǎo qiáng xiàn Zaoqiang county in Hengshui 衡水[Heng2 shui3], Hebei
增强剂 zēng qiǎng jì booster
增强型IDE  Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics / Integrated IDE
自强不息 zì qiáng bù xī to strive unremittingly / self-improvement
差强人意 chā qiáng rén yì (idiom) just passable / barely satisfactory
身强力壮 shēn qiáng lì zhuàng strong and vigorous / sturdy / robust
奋发图强 fèn fā tú qiáng to work energetically for prosperity (of the country)
年富力强 nián fù lì qiáng young and vigorous (idiom)
牵强附会 qiān qiǎng fù huì to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)
精明强干 jīng míng qiáng gàn intelligent and capable (idiom)
外强中干 wài qiáng zhōng gān strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
兵强马壮 bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom) / fig. a well-trained and powerful army
发愤图强 fā fèn tú qiáng to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)
恃强凌弱 shì qiáng líng ruò see 恃強欺弱|恃强欺弱[shi4 qiang2 qi1 ruo4]
锄强扶弱 chú qiáng fú ruò to root out the strong and support the weak (idiom) / to rob the rich and give to the poor
博闻强记 bó wén qiáng jì have wide learning and a retentive memory / have encyclopedic knowledge
博闻强识 bó wén qiáng shí erudite / widely read and knowledgeable
电流强度 diàn liú qiáng dù current intensity
富国强兵 fù guó qiáng bīng lit. rich country, strong army (idiom) / slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times / Make the country wealthy and the military powerful, slogan of modernizers in Qing China and Meiji Japan (Japanese pronunciation: Fukoku kyōhei)
扶弱抑强 fú ruò yì qiáng to support the weak and restrain the strong (idiom) / robbing the rich to help the poor
国富兵强 guó fù bīng qiáng prosperous country with military might
坚强不屈 jiān qiáng bù qū staunch and unyielding (idiom) / steadfast
弱肉强食 ruò ròu qiáng shí lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom) / fig. the law of the jungle
违强陵弱 wéi qiáng líng ruò to avoid the strong and attack the weak (idiom) / to bully
以强凌弱 yǐ qiáng líng ruò to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
争强好胜 zhēng qiáng hào shèng competitive / ambitious and aggressive / to desire to beat others
足高气强 zú gāo qì jiàng high and mighty (idiom) / arrogant
种质强化  germplasm enhancement / pre-breeding
加强监测  enhancement of monitoring
离子强度  ion intensity
加强看管  intensive care
约会强奸  date rape
特征加强  feature enhancement
监狱强奸  prisoner rape
狱内强奸  prisoner rape
行为强化  behavioural reinforcement
道德强迫  moral coercion
增强群呼  Enhanced Group Call
地震强度  earthquake intensity / seismic intensity
光增强器  image intensifier / light intensifier
博闻强识 bó wén qiáng zhì erudite / widely read and knowledgeable
捕捞强度 bǔ lāo qiǎng duó fishing intensity
不畏强暴 bù wèi qiáng bào not to submit to force (idiom) / to defy threats and violence
不畏强权 bù wèi qiáng quán not to submit to force (idiom) / to defy threats and violence
超级强国 chāo jí qiáng guó superpower
措辞强硬 cuò cí qiáng yìng strongly-worded
大气压强 dà qì yā qiáng atmospheric pressure
断裂强度 duàn liè qiáng dù rupture strength / breaking strength
发奋图强 fā fèn tú qiáng to make an effort to become strong (idiom) / determined to do better / to pull one's socks up
发光强度 fā guāng qiáng dù luminous intensity
辐射强度 fú shè qiáng dù radiation intensity
辐照强度 fú zhào qiǎng duó radiation intensity
回声强度 huí shēng qiǎng duó echo strength / target strength
婚内强奸 hūn nèi qiáng jiān marital rape / spousal rape
加强管制 jiā qiáng guǎn zhì to tighten control (over sth)
加强控制 jiā qiáng kòng zhì to tighten one's control
加强人权 jiā qiǎng rén quán Human Rights Strengthening
集体强奸 jí tǐ qiáng jiān gang rape
拉伸强度 lā shēn qiáng dù tensile strength
联合自强 lián hé zì qiáng to combine together for self-improvement / joint movement for self-strengthening
轮廓增强 lún kuò zēng qiǎng contour enhancement
勉勉强强 miǎn miǎn qiǎng qiǎng to achieve with difficulty / only just up to the task / barely adequate
目标强度 mù biāo qiǎng duó echo strength / target strength
能弱能强 néng ruò néng qiáng to be either weak or strong both have their purpose (idiom)
配偶强奸 pèi ǒu qiǎng jiān marital rape / spousal rape
世界强国 shì jiè qiáng guó world power
恃强欺弱 shì qiáng qī ruò to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom) / to bully
体制强化 tǐ zhì qiǎng huà institution strengthening
图像增强 tú xiàng zēng qiǎng image enhancement
违强凌弱 wéi qiáng líng ruò to avoid the strong and attack the weak (idiom) / to bully / also written 違強陵弱|违强陵弱
武艺高强 wǔ yì gāo qiáng highly skilled in martial arts
学习强国 Xué xí Qiáng guó Xuexi Qiangguo, PRC app designed to teach Xi Jinping Thought, released in 2019
蓄意强奸 xù yì qiǎng jiān systematic rape
压力强度 yā lì qiáng dù pressure (as measured)
以弱胜强 yǐ ruò shèng qiáng using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom) / to win from a position of weakness
遇强则强 yù qiáng zé qiáng tough adversaries make you stronger
增强能力 zēng qiǎng néng lì empowerment
增强现实 zēng qiáng xiàn shí (computing) augmented reality / AR
增强营养 zēng qiǎng yíng yǎng Scaling Up Nutrition
自立自强 zì lì zì qiáng to be self-reliant
自强运动 Zì qiáng Yùn dòng Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named 洋務運動|洋务运动
自强自立 zì qiáng zì lì to strive for self-improvement
磁感应强度 cí gǎn yìng qiáng dù magnetic field density
先下手为强 xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng (idiom) strike first to gain the upper hand
海底磁强计  sea-bottom magnetometer
标量磁强器  scalar magnetometer
表面磁强计  surface magnetometer
光泵磁强计  optically pumped magnetometer
图象增强器  image intensifier / light intensifier
步兵加强营  reinforced infantry battalion
步兵加强连  reinforced rifle company
不强迫原则 bù qiǎng pò yuán zé principle of non-coertion
大规模强奸 dài guī mú qiǎng jiān mass rape
法定强奸罪 fǎ dìng qiǎng jiān zuì statutory rape
日射强度计 rì shè qiǎng duó jì pyrheliometer
铷气磁强计 rú qì cí qiǎng jì rubidium-vapour magnetometer
铯气磁强计 sè qì cí qiǎng jì cesium-vapour magnetometer / cesium magnetometer
闪光强度计 shǎn guāng qiǎng duó jì bhangmeter
手提强光灯 shǒu tí qiǎng guāng dēng handheld streamlight
血液增强剂 xuè yè zēng qiáng jì oxyglobin
影像增强管 yǐng xiàng zēng qiǎng guǎn image intensifier tube
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