強

Glyph origin




The character 強 likely originally referred to the rice weevil, an insect that attacks rice and several other crops, before being phonetically borrowed to represent the sense of "strong; powerful", which was previously represented by the character.

Etymology
Typo of ; they have the same keystrokes in.

Definitions

 * 1) strong; powerful; energetic
 * 2) to strengthen
 * 3) staunch; strong-willed
 * 4) brutal; forceful
 * 5) capable; of a high level
 * 6) superior; better
 * 7) slightly more than; plus
 * 8) final contestants in a competition; finalist
 * 1) final contestants in a competition; finalist
 * 1) final contestants in a competition; finalist

Definitions

 * 1) to force; to compel; to coerce
 * 2) to strive
 * 1) to strive

Definitions

 * 1)  hard; stiff
 * 2) stubborn; obstinate

Kanji

 * 1) strong
 * 2) strength
 * 3) powerful
 * 4) potent
 * 1) potent

Noun

 * 1) strength

Suffix

 * 1)  slightly more than

Etymology 1
From.

Etymology 2
From.