姜

Jiang1
#2,389 most
frequent character
surname Jiang

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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Same Characters, Different Readings

姜jiāng
ginger
姜jiāng
ginger

Homophones

江Jiang1
surname Jiang

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