將

jiāng

will, about to; general, commander; to lead or manage

Meaning

  • Noun: A general or commander.
  • Verb: To lead, command, manage, or govern.

Grammar and usage

  • Temporal/Intentional Auxiliary: Functions as "will," "shall," or "about to." Often implies preparation or intention.
  • Object Marker (Disposal Construction): Acts as a precursor to the object in the pattern 將 [Noun] [Verb], shifting the object forward (functionally equivalent to 把 //bǎ//).

[DISTINITIONS]

When encountering the sequence 將 [Noun] [Verb], evaluate according to the following priority: first, test for a disposal construction (object marker); second, consider the auxiliary sense (future/intention); third, evaluate it as a leadership verb.

History and forms

  • Simplified variant: U+5C06.
  • Semantic variants include U+2456D and associated forms.

Translator notes

Caution is advised regarding the object marker construction; in this specific syntactic role, the glyph indicates that the noun is the object being acted upon and does not indicate future tense.

Decontextualized translator aid. This page describes plausible lexical range; it does not choose what the glyph means in a particular passage.