姜 (jiāng): ginger
姜 (jiāng) is a Chinese character meaning “ginger.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 羊 (structural) and 女 (structural). It ranks #2320 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 姜 simplified form of 薑; grass 艹 provides the meaning while 畺 provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 女 (woman) appears in many related characters such as 女 (nǚ, woman), 奶 (nǎi, grandmother, milk), 她 (tā, she).
Definitions
- ginger
Etymology & Origin
ideographicSimplified form of 薑; grass 艹 provides the meaning while 畺 provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿱羊女 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生姜 | shēng jiāng | fresh ginger |
| 姜黄 | jiāng huáng | turmeric |
| 姜还是老的辣 | jiāng hái shì lǎo de là | ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom) |
| 姜太公 | jiāng tài gōng | see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2] |
| 姜是老的辣 | jiāng shì lǎo de là | see 薑還是老的辣|姜还是老的辣[jiang1 hai2 shi4 lao3 de5 la4] |
| 姜石年 | jiāng shí nián | Jiang Shinian (c. 2000 BC), birth name of Shennong 神農|神农[Sheng2 nong2] Farmer God, first of the legendary Flame Emper... |
| 姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩 | jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu | 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 ho... |
| 姜子牙 | jiāng zǐ yá | Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1... |
| 姜黄色 | jiāng huáng sè | ginger (color) |
| 高良姜 | gāo liáng jiāng | Thai ginger |
| 生姜丝 | shēng jiāng sī | shredded ginger |
| 姜文 | jiāng wén | Jiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie director |
| 干姜 | gān jiāng | dried ginger |
| 孟姜女 | mèng jiāng nǚ | heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great ... |
| 姜堰区 | jiāng yàn qū | Jiangyan, a district of Taizhou City 泰州市[Tai4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu |
姜 appears in 22 compound words: 64 as the first character, 27 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 姜 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
这位姜士穿着得体，举止优雅大方。
zhè wèi jiāng shì chuān zhe dé tī , jǔ zhǐ yōu yǎ dà fāng .
This gentleman was impeccably dressed and carried himself with grace and poise.
...日报C1:古天乐获推做民选歌王 叱咤截击姜涛
. . . rì bào C 1 : gǔ tiān lè huò tuī zuò mín xuǎn gē wáng 叱 咤 jié jī jiāng tāo
东方日报C1:姜涛自认英文差 羡慕Anson Lo冲出国...
dōng fāng rì bào C 1 : jiāng tāo zì rèn yīng wén chā xiàn mù A n s o n L o chōng chū guó . . .
Oriental Daily C1: Jiang Tao Admits His English Is Poor, Envies Anson Lo for Making It Abroad...
姜涛签唱会获粉丝派利是即场反应举动被激赞 ...
jiāng tāo qiān chàng huì huò fěn sī pài lì shì jí chǎng fǎn yīng jǔ dòng bèi jī zàn . . .
Jiang Tao's signing party was praised by fans for sending red envelopes on the spot...
跟《卧底洪小姐》姜诺拉学无害千金穿搭 半统袜搭配玛莉珍鞋是...
gēn wò de hóng xiǎo jiě jiāng nuò lā xué wú hài qiān jīn chuān dā bàn tǒng wà dā pèi 玛 lì zhēn xié shì . . .
With "Undercover Miss Hong" Jiang Nora learned harmless daughter outfit semi-unified socks with Mary Jane shoes are...
洋姜:淡而有味的乡野菜蔬
yáng jiāng : dàn ér yǒu wèi de xiāng yě cài shū
Yang Jiang: A light and flavorful local vegetable vegetable
圣诞姜饼/蜂蜜饼是一种传统的德国点心
Shèngdàn jiāngbǐng / fēngmì bǐng shì yīzhǒng chuántǒng de Déguó diǎnxin
Christmas gingerbread, also called honey cake, is a traditional German dessert.
汤姆想知道哪里能买到姜黄。
Tāngmǔ xiǎng zhīdào nǎlǐ néng mǎi dào jiānghuáng.
Tom wanted to know where he could buy turmeric.
她从姜黄里提取美丽色彩。
Tā cóng jiānghuáng lǐ tíqǔ měilì sècǎi.
She extracts beautiful colors from turmeric.
Character Family
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