僵

jiāng

j+iāng·1st tone

rigid · deadlock

Radical: 亻 Strokes: 15 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

体作信传仙修倒使代位伤假

Same radical

体作信传仙修倒使代位伤假保任伏

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Character Decomposition

僵=亻+畺

Etymology

person

Meanings

rigid

deadlock

stiff (corpse)

jiāng

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Words with 僵 61 total

frozen stiff · numb with cold冻僵dòng jiāng to be deadlocked僵持jiāng chí impasse · deadlock僵局jiāng jú stiff · rigid · inflexible僵直jiāng zhí

Idioms with 僵 10 total Chain

old institutions die hard · a centipede does not topple over even when dead · a centipede dies but never falls down百足之虫，死而不僵bǎi zú zhī chóng，sǐ ér bù jiāng lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree · to substitute one thing for another · to carry the can for sb李代桃僵lǐ dài táo jiāng

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