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Jiāng
1. surname Jiang
Common • Top 8% ✏️ 9 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

Compound Words (20)

干姜
gānjiāng
dried ginger
仔姜
zǐjiāng
stem ginger
姜文
JiāngWén
Jiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie director
洋姜
yángjiāng
Jerusalem artichoke
生姜
shēngjiāng
fresh ginger
姜堰
Jiāngyàn
Jiangyan county level city in Taizhou [[泰州<Tàizhōu>]], Jiangsu
姜汁
jiāngzhī
ginger ale
姜饼
jiāngbǐng
gingerbread
姜黄
jiānghuáng
turmeric
黄姜
huángjiāng
turmeric
姜堰市
Jiāngyànshì
Jiangyan county level city in Taizhou [[泰州<Tàizhōu>]], Jiangsu
姜子牙
JiāngZǐyá
Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou [[周文王<ZhōuWénwáng>]] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” [[六韜|六韬<Liùtāo>]], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China [[武經七書|武经七书<WǔjīngQīshū>]]
高良姜
gāoliángjiāng
Thai ginger
孟姜女
Mèngjiāngnǚ
heroine of Qin dynasty [[秦朝]] folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body
姜石年
JiāngShínián
Jiang Shinian (c. 2000 BC), birth name of Shennong [[神農|神农<Shéngnóng>]] Farmer God, first of the legendary Flame Emperors [[炎帝<Yándì>]] and creator of agriculture in China
姜太公
JiāngTàigōng
see Jiang Ziya [[薑子牙|姜子牙<JiāngZǐyá>]]
生姜丝
shēngjiāngsī
shredded ginger
姜黄色
jiānghuángsè
ginger (color)
姜还是老的辣
jiāngháishìlǎodelà
lit. old ginger is hotter than young ginger
姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
Jiāngtàigōngdiàoyú,yuànzhěshànggōu
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage [[薑子牙|姜子牙]] fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,393
Word Frequency Rank
7,127 of 84,292