仗 zhàng to rely upon
to rely upon; 1to rely upon; to fight; war
How to remember 仗: 亻 person + 丈 gentleman = to rely upon. Crossing the icy square, the frail old person takes the arm of a kind young gentleman, the one stranger she dares to rely upon.
Component breakdown
仗 = 亻 person + 丈 gentleman
- 亻 person
- 丈 gentleman
- 𠂇 left hand
- 乀 sweep
Crossing the icy square, the frail old person takes the arm of a kind young gentleman, the one stranger she dares to rely upon.
How it is used
- Two threads: 'a battle/war' and 'to rely on'. The battle sense - 打仗 (dǎzhàng) to fight a war/battle - 两国打仗 (liǎng guó dǎzhàng) the two countries went to war.
- The 'rely on' sense appears in 依仗 (yīzhàng) and 仗着 (zhàngzhe) 'trading on/relying on' (仗着有钱, banking on being rich, often disapproving).