酱

醬
jiàng
#3,094 most
frequent character
sauce, paste, jam, thick sauce
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

酱 combines 酉, a fermented liquid, with a part from 奖 without 大 for sound. Its first meaning was 'sauce from meat,' which grew to 'sauce; paste' and then 'to marinate in soy paste.' The sound part differs in tone.

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Example Sentences

我喜欢在米饭上加酱。
wǒ xǐhuān zài mǐfàn shàng jiā jiàng 。
I like to add sauce to my rice.
这个酱有点咸。
zhègè jiàng yǒudiǎn xián 。
This sauce is a bit salty.
你能告诉我怎么做这个酱吗？
nǐ néng gàosù wǒ zěnme zuò zhègè jiàng ma ？
Can you tell me how to make this sauce?

Words with similar meanings

调味料tiáowèiliào
seasoning
调味料 is a broader term that refers to any substance added to food to enhance its flavor, including sauces.
酱料jiàngliào
sauce
酱料 is a more general term that can refer to any type of sauce, encompassing various flavors and styles.

Homophones

降jiàng
fall, drop, descend, come down
将jiàng
(bound form) a general
强jiàng
stubborn, unyielding

Words Starting With 酱

酱油jiàng yóu
soy sauce

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