Zi:强
强(F強) [qiáng] 强烈 strong [qiǎng] 强迫 force [jiàng] 倔强 juéjiàng stubborn; (HDZ:) … [jiāng] 疆 [qiāng] 勉力; 襁
3 monosyllabic entries in The ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary (namespace Ci):
►¹qiáng 强[強] {B} s.v. ①strong; powerful; vigorous ②better ‖ Nǐmen dōu bị̌ wǒ ∼. 你们都比我∼。 You are all better than me. ③slightly more than; plus ‖ Nǐ zuòle duōshǎo le? ... Sì fēnzhī yī ∼. 你做了多少了?… 四分之一∼。 How much have you done? ... A bit more than a fourth.
►⁶jiàng 强[強] {E} b.f. stubborn ►jiàngyán 强颜 ►àojiàng 拗强
►²qiǎng 强[強] {E} b.f. ①make an effort; strive ►miạ̌nqiǎng 勉强 ②force ►qiǎngpò 强迫
The simple-form character 强 (12 strokes) is an old variant of the full-form character 強 (11 strokes), replacing the full-form component 厶 (2 strokes) with 口 (3 strokes).
The character 强/強 had very different old usage (see below), but was later used as an abbrev. of 彊 qiáng ‘strong’ (16 strokes); cf. 彊.
The Shuōwén Seal form of 强/強() qiáng ‘weevil’ (蚚) combines 虫 ‘insect’, and 弘() hóng (phonetic); formerly wr. 𧖑() with 䖵 ‘insect’, and 彊() qiáng (phonetic).
Note: Formerly 强 qiáng‘weevil’, lost in modern usage; cf. 彊() qiáng ‘strong (bow)’, later wr. 强/強.
“The character originally meant ‘the larva of the corn-weevil’ and was applied, as abbreviation for 彊, to the homophonous word ‘strong’...” —Karlgren(AD).
Note: The full form 強 (with 厶 rather than 口) has one stroke less than 强, but strangely 强 is the “simple” form because it is in the simple form GB standard, while 強 is in the full form Big5 standard; this is one of those absurd situations where the “simple” form has more strokes than the “full” form.
►references: Wieger:110b; Henshall:100; Karlgren:AD355; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:2.999.15; Mathews:668; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn:360.04; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:246.0.04; EDOC:0
►components: 弓虽
►Cantonese: keuhng\ keuhng/
Shuōwén: (強)
<cdl char='强' uni='5F3A' points='0,4 128,128'>
<comp char='弓' uni='5F13' points='0,0 34,128' />
<comp char='虽' uni='867D' points='46,0 128,128' />
</cdl>
<cdl char='弓' uni='5F13' points='16,4 112,128'>
<stroke type='hz' points='16,0 116,0 116,32' />
<stroke type='h' points='20,32 116,32' head='cut' tail='cut' />
<stroke type='szzg' points='20,32 0,63 128,63 78,128 35,115' />
</cdl>
<cdl char='虽' uni='867D' points='4,4 124,128' radical='Z6'>
<comp char='口' uni='53E3' points='28,0 100,30' />
<comp char='虫' uni='866B' variant='1' points='0,40 128,128' />
<!-- 2017-02-14T20:33:47Z -->
</cdl>
<cdl char='口' uni='53E3' points='24,24 104,104'>
<comp char='冂' uni='5182' variant='5' points='0,0 128,128' />
<stroke type='h' points='0,128 128,128' head='cut' tail='cut' />
<!-- 2010-03-11T17:40:58Z -->
</cdl>
<cdl char='冂' uni='5182' variant='5' points='4,4 124,128'>
<stroke type='s' points='0,0 0,128' tail='long' />
<stroke type='hz' points='0,0 128,0 128,128' head='cut' tail='long' />
<!-- variant based on [U+EF7E](V=0) -->
</cdl>
<cdl char='虫' uni='866B' variant='1' points='4,0 124,128' radical='K0'>
<comp char='口' uni='53E3' points='18,34 110,76' />
<comp char='厶' uni='53B6' variant='5' points='0,0 128,128' />
<!-- variant based on [U+E6E0](V=0) -->
</cdl>
<cdl char='厶' uni='53B6' variant='5' points='4,0 124,128' radical='K0'>
<stroke type='s' points='64,0 64,118' tail='cut' />
<stroke type='t' points='0,128 120,110' />
<stroke type='d' points='110,94 128,128' />
<!-- variant based on [U+E74F](V=0) -->
</cdl>
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Unicode: U+5F3A
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