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匠 jiàng

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匠 jiàng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiàng | jiang4
English translation
artisan, craftsman, workman

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About 匠 jiàng

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

匠 jiàng

Contains the radical

匚 fāng

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Etymology of 匠 jiàng

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Positional decomposition

⿷匚斤

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Example sentences using 匠 jiàng

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拙 zhuō 匠 jiàng 常 Cháng 怪 guài 工具 gōngjù 差 chā .

Bad workmen often blame their tools.

工匠 gōng jiàng 将 jiāng 一 yī 块 kuài 金属 jīnshǔ 锤 chuí 平 Píng .

The workman flattened a piece of metal by hammering it.

这个 zhè ge 铁匠 tiě jiang 打 dá 马掌的 de 手艺 shǒuyì 很 hěn 高 Gāo .

The smith forges horseshoes with great skill.

这个 zhè ge 铁匠 tiě jiang 锻制马掌的 de 手艺 shǒuyì 很 hěn 高 Gāo .

The smith [ blacksmith ] forges horseshoes with great skill.

木匠 mù jiàng 正在 zhèngzài 作坊 zuō fang 里 lǐ 锤 chuí 打 dá .

The carpenter was hammering in his workshop.

Words with 匠 jiàng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
匠 jiàng craftsman匠 jiàng
铁匠 tiě jiang blacksmith鐵匠
木匠 mù jiàng carpenter木匠 mù jiàng
工匠 gōng jiàng artisan工匠 gōng jiàng
鞋匠 xié jiang shoemaker鞋匠 xié jiang
锁匠 suǒ jiang locksmith鎖匠
巨匠 jù jiàng great master (of literature, music etc)巨匠 jù jiàng
花匠 huā jiàng gardener花匠 huā jiàng
独具匠心 dú jù jiàng xīn original and ingenious (idiom)獨具匠心
皮匠 pí jiang cobbler皮匠 pí jiang
石匠 shí jiàng stonemason石匠 shí jiàng
泥瓦匠 ní wǎ jiàng bricklayer泥瓦匠 ní wǎ jiàng
匠心独运 jiàng xīn dú yùn original and ingenious (idiom)匠心獨運
泥水匠 ní shuǐ jiàng mason泥水匠 ní shuǐ jiàng
教书匠 jiāo shū jiàng hack teacher教書匠
瓦匠 wǎ jiang tiler瓦匠 wǎ jiang
巧匠 qiǎo jiàng skilled workman巧匠 qiǎo jiàng
银匠 yín jiàng silversmith銀匠
铜匠 tóng jiang coppersmith銅匠
皮鞋匠 pí xié jiàng shoemaker皮鞋匠 pí xié jiàng

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