酱 (jiàng): thick paste of fermented soybean, marinated in soy paste, paste
酱 (jiàng) is a Chinese character meaning “thick paste of fermented soybean.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 丬 (phonetic), 夕 (structural) and 酉 (semantic). It ranks #2798 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 酱 wine. Its radical form 酉 (wine) appears in many related characters such as 配 (pèi, to join), 酸 (suān, sour), 醒 (xǐng, to wake up).
Definitions
- thick paste of fermented soybean
- marinated in soy paste
- paste
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 酱
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 花生酱noun | huā shēng jiàng | peanut butter |
| 番茄酱noun | fān qié jiàng | ketchup |
| 果酱noun | guǒ jiàng | jam |
| 鱼子酱noun | yú zǐ jiàng | caviar |
| 黄酱 | huáng jiàng | yellow soybean paste (fermented and salted) |
| 辣椒酱noun | là jiāo jiàng | red pepper paste |
| 肉酱noun | ròu jiàng | minced meat sauce |
| 苹果酱 | píng guǒ jiàng | apple sauce |
| 炸酱面noun | zhá jiàng miàn | zhajiang mian, thick wheat noodles served with ground pork simmered in salty fermented soybean paste (or other sauce) |
| 辣酱油noun | là jiàng yóu | Worcestershire sauce |
| 芝麻酱noun | zhī ma jiàng | sesame paste |
| 麻酱noun | má jiàng | sesame paste |
| 油盐酱醋noun | yóu yán jiàng cù | (lit.) oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar (idiom) |
| 酱紫adjective | jiàng zǐ | dark reddish purple |
| 豆瓣酱noun | dòu bàn jiàng | sticky chili bean sauce |
酱 appears in 56 compound words: 9 as the first character, 82 as the last, and 9 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 酱 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
酱字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。
jiàng zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .
The character "酱" has different usages in different contexts.
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All-Union's "Cooking Wonder Sauce" Goes Viral; Housewives Praise Its Great Value: "It's Fragrant and Delicious"
“只有100多家还在烤酒”!贵州仁怀酱酒“洗牌”,茅台镇余氏兄弟找舍得、国台当...
zhī yǒu 1 0 0 duō jiā hái zài kǎo jiǔ ! guì zhōu rén huái jiàng jiǔ xǐ pái , máo tái zhèn yú shì xiōng dì zhǎo shě dé , guó tái dāng . . .
"Only about 100 distilleries are still producing liquor"! A shake-up in Guizhou's Renhuai soy-sauce-flavored liquor industry; the Yu brothers from Maotai Town team up with Shede and Guotai...
香菇粉丝蒸蒜蓉酱做法
xiāng gū fěn sī zhēng suàn 蓉 jiàng zuò fǎ
How to Make Steamed Shiitake Mushrooms with Glass Noodles and Garlic Sauce
好市多1拌面酱多有料 老饕激推:超好吃
hǎo shì duō 1 bàn miàn jiàng duō yǒu liào lǎo 饕 jī tuī : chāo hǎo chī
Costco 1 noodle sauce is full of ingredients, gourmets highly recommend: super delicious
倒酱油、拌肉馅,看春晚机器人化身“新春大厨”
dǎo jiàng yóu , bàn ròu xiàn , kàn chūn wǎn jī qì rén huà shēn xīn chūn dà chú
Pour soy sauce, mix meat filling, and watch the Spring Festival Gala robot transform into a "New Year chef"
薯条蘸蛋黄酱很好吃！
Shǔtiáo zhàn dànhuángjiàng hěn hǎochī!
Chips with mayonnaise is delicious!
用于那个义大利酱的香草可能是荷兰芹。
Yòng yú nàge Yìdàlì jiàng de xiāngcǎo kěnéng shì hélánqín.
The herb used in that pasta sauce might be parsley.
他的衬衫被酱汁弄脏了。
Tā de chènshān bèi jiàng zhī nòngzāng le.
His shirt was stained with sauce.
把米饭和鸡蛋及酱油混一下。
Bǎ mǐfàn hé jīdàn jí jiàngyóu hùn yīxià.
Mix the rice, egg and soy sauce.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 酉 (wine) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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