(jiāng): border, boundary

(jiāng) is a Chinese character meaning “border.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical (field). It ranks #2005 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, a bow 弓 and arrow 土 used to defend a border 畺; 畺 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form (field) appears in many related characters such as (diàn, lightning), (nán, male), (yóu, to follow).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: field19 strokesFrequency #2005

Definitions

  1. border
  2. boundary

Etymology & Origin

ideographicA bow 弓 and arrow 土 used to defend a border 畺; 畺 also provides the pronunciation

Decomposition: ⿰⿹弓土畺 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
jiāng tǔterritory
biān jiāngborder area
jiāng yùterritory
ā sài bài jiāngAzerbaijan
jiāng chǎngbattlefield
jiāng jièborder
xīn jiāng shēng chǎn jiàn shè bīng tuánXinjiang Production and Construction Corps, also known as XPCC or Bingtuan ("the Corps"), a state-owned economic and ...
xīn jiāng wéi wú ěr zì zhì qūXinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, capital Ürümqi 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4] (abbr. to 新[Xin1])
xīn jiāng shǒu zhuā fànXinjiang-style pilaf, made with lamb
biān jiāng qūkrai (Russian administrative territory)
寿wàn shòu wú jiāngmay you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom)
bīn hǎi biān jiāng qūPrimorsky Krai (Russian territory whose administrative center is Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯托克)
dà jiāngDJI, Chinese technology company
kāi jiāngto pioneer a frontier area
xīn jiāngsee 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[Xin1 jiang1 Wei2 wu2 er3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
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Total compounds
18
As first character
50
As last character
32
As middle character

appears in 22 compound words: 18 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 32 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

bài
0.60433,636 co-occurrences
xīn
0.599159,792 co-occurrences
sāi
0.56033,636 co-occurrences
wěi
0.54310 co-occurrences
biān
0.53020,970 co-occurrences
wéi
0.50223,112 co-occurrences
ā
0.48635,244 co-occurrences
0.45519,086 co-occurrences
bīn
0.4523,708 co-occurrences
ěr
0.42724,822 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (3)

ĀsàibàijiāngHSK 7+

Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe)

kāijiāngtuòtǔHSK 7+

to expand one's territory

phrase
寿wànshòuwújiāngHSK 7+

boundless longevity

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

写好字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。

xiě hǎo jiāng zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .

To write the character "疆" correctly, one must master the proper stroke order.

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dà jiāng jiù wú rén jī jīn lìng qǐ sù měi guó F C C wéi hù chuàng xīn gě fǎ . . .

DJI sues the US FCC over drone ban to maintain innovation legality...

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. . . yì yuán ; xiǎo mǐ jì huá wèi lái wǔ nián chóng diǎn gōng jiān xīn piàn ; dà jiāng qǐ sù měi guó lián bāng tōng xìn wěi yuán huì F C C ; wēi xìn yuán gōng . . .

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jiā nà yǔ duō gē hǎi jiāng fēn qí jiāng guó jì zhòng cái

Ghana and Togo will arbitrate internationally due to maritime disputes

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shì pín 丨 kuà yuè 4 0 0 0 duō gōng lǐ wéi le ràng yuán jiāng mín jǐng cháng dào jiā de wèi . .

Video丨Spanning more than 4,000 kilometers, in order to let the police who aid Xinjiang taste the taste of home:

Tatoeba

有许多风景优美的地方。

Xīnjiāng yǒu xǔduō fēngjǐng yōuměi de dìfang.

There are many scenic places in Xinjiang.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced jiāng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 疆 (jiāng) mean in Chinese?
疆 (jiāng) primarily means "border." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2005 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 疆 have?
疆 is written with 19 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 疆?
The radical associated with 疆 is 田 (field). This radical appears in many characters related to field.
What are common words containing 疆?
Common words with 疆 include: 疆土 (jiāng tǔ, "territory"); 边疆 (biān jiāng, "border area"); 疆域 (jiāng yù, "territory"); 阿塞拜疆 (ā sài bài jiāng, "Azerbaijan"); 疆场 (jiāng chǎng, "battlefield"). There are over 22 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 疆 (jiāng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation jiāng: 江 (river), 姜 (ginger), 将 (will), 浆 (thick liquid), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 疆 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 疆 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.