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jiāng

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jiāng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiāng | jiang1
English translation
ginger

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About jiāng

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Number of strokes

17

Traditional form

jiāng

Contains the radical

cǎo

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

herb

Etymology of jiāng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

艹畺

Semantic compound

cǎo

Phonetic compound

jiāng

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Words with jiāng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
jiāng ginger jiāng
生姜 shēng jiāng fresh ginger生薑
姜文 Jiāng Wén Jiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie director姜文 Jiāng Wén
姜黄 jiāng huáng turmeric薑黃
姜子牙 Jiāng Zǐ yá Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王 Zhōu Wén wáng [Zhōu​Wén​wáng] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬 Liù tāo [Liù​tāo], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书 Wǔ jīng Qī shū [Wǔ​jīng​Qī​shū]姜子牙 Jiāng Zǐ yá
孟姜女 Mèng jiāng nǚ heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 Qín cháo folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body孟姜女 Mèng jiāng nǚ
黄姜 huáng jiāng turmeric黃薑
姜太公 Jiāng Tài gōng see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙 Jiāng Zǐ yá [Jiāng​Zǐ​yá]姜太公 Jiāng Tài gōng

jiāng Decomposition & Compounds

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