Radical 丬

9 strokes

將

firewood 丬 (317a) + lay out (318a) = going to 将

This time it really is firewood!

This character means “going to”, “about to”, but be aware that it also has a number of other meanings.

将来 (65) jiānglái (in the) future

[将要 (101) jiāngyào about to; going to]

“You should have brought the firewood and laid out the fire by now.” “I was just going to!” / The two giants jangled the hearth irons, impatient to have their fire made up.

evening 夕 (69a) + inch 寸 (104a) = lay out

In the fading light of the evening, the mountaineers inch along a ledge to find a place to lay out their sleeping bags for the night. / [No pronunciation needed]