姜

jiāng

j+iāng·1st tone

ginger

Radical: 女 Strokes: 9 HSK 7-9

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

女如好威委妇奸妙娘奴婆姑

Same radical

女如好威委妇奸妙娘奴婆姑婚妆娇

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Character Decomposition

姜=羊+女

Etymology

Simplified form of 薑; grass 艹 provides the meaning while 畺 provides the pronunciation

Meanings

ginger

jiāng

surname Jiang

Jiāng

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Words with 姜 66 total

dried ginger干姜gān jiāng turmeric姜黄jiāng huáng Jiang Rong (1946-), pseudonym of Lü Jiamin, Chinese writer姜戎Jiāng Róng Jerusalem artichoke洋姜yáng jiāng stem ginger仔姜zǐ jiāng Jiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie director姜文Jiāng Wén fresh ginger生姜shēng jiāng ginger ale姜汁jiāng zhī gingerbread姜饼jiāng bǐng turmeric黄姜huáng jiāng Thai ginger · lesser galangale (Kaempferia galanga)高良姜gāo liáng jiāng Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王 and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China姜子牙Jiāng Zǐ yá Jiangyan, a district of Taizhou City 泰州市, Jiangsu姜堰区Jiāng yàn Qū see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙姜太公Jiāng Tài gōng Jiang Shinian (c. 2000 BC), birth name of Shennong Farmer God, first of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 and creator of agriculture in China姜石年Jiāng Shí nián heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 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 nu:3 shredded ginger生姜丝shēng jiāng sī ginger (color)姜黄色jiāng huáng sè

Idioms with 姜 6 total Chain

Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu

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