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

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