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.
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