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姜

薑
jiāng
#2,389 most
frequent character
ginger
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

姜 jiāng shows 女 woman and takes sound from 羊 yáng. It first meant a clan name. The meaning 'ginger' was borrowed for sound, with no link to the picture.

Drawn as: woman

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Example Sentences

我喜欢在菜里加姜。
wǒ xǐhuān zài cài lǐjiā jiāng 。
I like to add ginger to the dishes.
姜有助于消化。
jiāng yǒuzhù yú xiāohuà 。
Ginger helps with digestion.
我们可以用姜做茶。
wǒmen kěyǐ yòng jiāng zuò chá 。
We can make tea with ginger.

Same Characters, Different Readings

姜Jiang1
surname Jiang
姜jiāng
ginger

Homophones

江jiāng
river
将jiāng
be going to, will, would
僵jiāng
stiff

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