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Across the world, 强 (强 , 강 , Qiáng) is a prevalent principally masculine, but very infrequently girly forename. The forename 强 is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is a common predominantly male, but scarcely feminine name, and South Korea, where it is a rare masculine name. Much less frequently, 强 is the last name as well as the forename.
强 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Meng Kang , the Water Margin character; Wu Gang and Xue Gang , the fictional character from literature and dramas about Sui-Tang period.