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jiāng

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jiāng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiāng | jiang1
English translation
bridle, reins

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About jiāng

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Number of strokes

16

Traditional form

jiāng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

thread

Etymology of jiāng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

纟畺

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

jiāng

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Example sentences using jiāng

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yāo liàn hǎo ,缰绳 jiāng shéng xuē 不可 bù kě shǎo .

It is the bridle and spur that makes a good horse.

qiān zhāo de 缰绳 jiāng shéng .

He was leading a horse by the bridle.

缰绳 jiāng shéng fàng zài shǒu , 自己 zìjǐ 两手一抱, Zuò zài 一旁 yī páng .

He put the reins in her hand, and folded his arms.

车夫 chē fū de 缰绳 jiāng shéng 裤子 kùzi yòu liàng yòu Bái .

The reins and the breeches of the groom are glittering white.

骑手 qí shǒu men lēi jiāng 停住 tíng zhù duì 身后 shēn hòu de 人大 Rén dà rǎng ràng 他们 tā men 回去 huí qu

The horsemen reined in and shouted at the men behind to turn back.

Words with jiāng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
缰绳 jiāng shéng reins韁繩
jiāng bridle jiāng
脱缰 tuō jiāng runaway (horse)脫韁
脱缰之马 tuō jiāng zhī mǎ out of control脫韁之馬
名缰利锁 míng jiāng lì suǒ the victim of one's own success名韁利鎖

jiāng Decomposition & Compounds

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