即将

即

jí

将

將

jia̅ng

on the eve of / to be about to / to be on the verge of

Characters and words in 即将

即

jí = ji + Ø2

namely / that is / i.e. / prompt / at once / at present / even if / prompted (by the occasion) / to approach / to come into contact / to assume (office) / to draw near

即 = 卩 + 艮 : Mnemonic symbol from 即插即用, "plug and play": a gaming console controller

即 = 卩 + 艮 : Just inside the entrance to the space station, Joan of Arc babysits the baby seal. Joan of Arc blows big bubbles of chewing gum, and to one of them she attached a controller. With the controller the baby seal can control in which direction the bubble floats, which it does promptly.

将

將

jia̅ng = ji + ang1

will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])

将

將

jiàng = ji + ang4

general / commander-in-chief (military) / king (chess piece) / to command / to lead

将 = 丬 + 夕 + 寸 : The chess king (将) is commanding (将) his bats (夕) to attack Joan of Arc (ji) with sawdust (丬) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4) to punish her for her sins. He gives the command by showing the thumbs up (寸) sign.