彊

彊 — gang

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading: 굳셀 강
Romanization: gang
English: stubborn, uncompromising
Mandarin: jiàng
Japanese on'yomi: キョウ, ゴウ
Japanese kun'yomi: つよ.い
Japanese usage: Not on either list
Strokes: 16
Radical: 弓 (57, 13 residual)
Phonetic component: 畺(강)
Unicode: U+5F4A

Parts that make up 彊

弓 활 궁 시위를 건 활활과 쏘는 일, 굽은 것
畺 지경[疆] 강sound 밭 사이에 그은 경계‘강’ 계열의 소리

How 彊 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 彊 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 弓, 畺.

Korean example words with 彊

강오彊梧 Korean gloss: 고갑자(古甲子)에서, 천간(天干)의 넷째인 정(丁)을 이르는 말.
성강하다盛彊 Korean gloss: 힘이 강하고 번성하다.
변법자강變法自彊 Korean gloss: 중국 청나라 말기에 캉유웨이(康有爲), 량치차오(梁啓超) 등의 혁신파가 내세웠던 개혁 운동 표어. 시대에 맞지 않는 법과 제도

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 彊

自彊じきょう strenuous effort

Characters sharing the phonetic 畺

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “강” in Korean.

僵殭薑韁

Other hanja with radical 弓

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