桨 (jiǎng): oar, paddle, CL:隻|只

桨 (jiǎng) is a Chinese character meaning “oar.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 木 (tree). It ranks #2713 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 桨 wood. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 木 tree10 strokesFrequency #2713

Definitions

  1. oar
  2. paddle
  3. CL:隻|只

Etymology & Origin

桨

pictophoneticwood

Decomposition: ⿱⿰丬夕木 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
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10

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
螺旋桨luó xuán jiǎngpropeller
划桨huá jiǎngto paddle
船桨chuán jiǎngoar
桨手jiǎng shǒurower
桨板jiǎng bǎnstand-up paddleboarding (SUP)
螺桨luó jiǎngpropeller
涡桨wō jiǎngturboprop
7
Total compounds
29
As first character
71
As last character
0
As middle character

桨 appears in 7 compound words: 29 as the first character, 71 as the last, and 0 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 桨 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

螺luó
0.71210,092 co-occurrences
舵duò
0.6772,604 co-occurrences
旋xuán
0.63310,026 co-occurrences
双shuāng
0.6008,820 co-occurrences
涡guō
0.541708 co-occurrences
单dān
0.5065,628 co-occurrences
轴zhóu
0.5041,260 co-occurrences
胀zhàng
0.476300 co-occurrences
叶xié
0.4711,560 co-occurrences
搅jiǎo
0.44578 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

春天来了，院子里的桨木开始发芽抽枝。

chūn tiān lái le , yuàn zǐ lǐ de jiǎng mù kāi shǐ fā yá chōu zhī .

Spring has arrived, and the paddlewood trees in the yard are beginning to sprout buds and unfurl their branches.

Tatoeba

这艘船有六个桨。

Zhè sōu chuán yǒu liù gè jiǎng.

This boat has six oars.

Character Family

木 Radical Family — Characters sharing the tree radical

案àn柏bǎi板bǎn棒bàng杯bēi标biāo柄bǐng材cái槽cáo柴chái

Related Characters

本běn机jī条tiáo来lái杯bēi果guǒ树shù校jiào样yàng桌zhuō

Homophones — Characters pronounced jiǎng

浆jiāng奖jiǎng酱jiàng江jiāng姜jiāng将jiāng僵jiāng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 桨 (jiǎng) mean in Chinese?
桨 (jiǎng) primarily means "oar." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2713 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 桨 and 状?
桨 (jiǎng) and 状 (zhuàng) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 木 vs 犭 (same 丬 component).
How many strokes does 桨 have?
桨 is written with 10 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 桨?
The radical associated with 桨 is 木 (tree). This radical appears in many characters related to tree.
What are common words containing 桨?
Common words with 桨 include: 螺旋桨 (luó xuán jiǎng, "propeller"); 划桨 (huá jiǎng, "to paddle"); 船桨 (chuán jiǎng, "oar"); 桨手 (jiǎng shǒu, "rower"); 桨板 (jiǎng bǎn, "stand-up paddleboarding (SUP)"). There are over 7 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 桨 (jiǎng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation jiǎng: 浆 (thick liquid), 奖 (prize), 酱 (thick paste of fermented soybean), 江 (river), and 3 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 桨 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 桨 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.