将军 jiāngjūn▶ General

Stroke order

将军 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

• 将 — 9 strokes
• 军 — 6 strokes

Senses

1. general
2. high-ranking military officer
3. to check or checkmate
4. fig. to embarrass
5. to challenge
6. to put sb on the spot

Related words

• 亚军subcampeón
• 军队ejército
• 即将pronto
• 季军Tercer lugar
• 将就soportar, aguantar
• 将近casi

将军 is pronounced jiāngjūn and means “General”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 将军 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.