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), it is composed of 丬 (phonetic), 夕 (structural) and 木 (semantic). 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).
Definitions
- oar
- paddle
- CL:隻|只
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 螺旋桨noun | luó xuán jiǎng | propeller |
| 划桨verb | huá jiǎng | to paddle |
| 船桨noun | chuán jiǎng | oar |
| 桨手 | jiǎng shǒu | rower |
| 桨板 | jiǎng bǎn | stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) |
| 螺桨 | luó jiǎng | propeller |
| 涡桨 | wō jiǎng | turboprop |
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.
Example Sentences
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.
毕竟,自行车、桨板、车顶帐篷上车之后,不仅车身重心会变,车身的动态也会变。
bì jìng , zì háng chē , jiǎng bǎn , chē dǐng zhàng péng shàng chē zhī hòu , bù jǐn chē shēn chóng xīn huì biàn , chē shēn de dòng tài yě huì biàn .
After all, once you load a bicycle, a paddleboard, and a rooftop tent onto the car, not only does the vehicle’s center of gravity shift, but its handling characteristics also change.
图为各路选手在古运河上挥桨前行。
tú wéi gè lù xuǎn shǒu zài gǔ yùn hé shàng huī jiǎng qián háng .
The photo shows competitors from various teams paddling along the Ancient Grand Canal.
赛场外,龙舟体验区同样火爆,市民游客排队上船,在专业教练的指导下握桨、入水、划动。
sài chǎng wài , lóng zhōu tǐ yàn qū tóng yàng huǒ bào , shì mín yóu kè pái duì shàng chuán , zài zhuān yè jiào liàn de zhǐ dǎo xià wò jiǎng , rù shuǐ , huá dòng .
Off the racecourse, the dragon boat experience area was just as bustling, with locals and tourists lining up to board the boats and, under the guidance of professional instructors, gripping the oars, entering the water, and paddling.
值得一提的是,本届赛事还首次邀请宁夏大学、北方民族大学等高校学子挥桨逐浪。
zhí dé yī tí de shì , běn jiè sài shì hái shǒu cì yāo qǐng nìng xià dà xué , běi fāng mín zú dà xué děng gāo jiào xué zǐ huī jiǎng zhú làng .
It is worth noting that this year’s event also invited students from universities such as Ningxia University and North Minzu University to take to the water for the first time.
鼓声阵阵、桨影翻飞,队员们动作整齐划一、奋力挥桨,龙舟如离弦之箭破浪前行。
gǔ shēng zhèn zhèn , jiǎng yǐng fān fēi , duì yuán men dòng zuò zhěng qí huá yī , fèn lì huī jiǎng , lóng zhōu rú lí xián zhī jiàn pò làng qián háng .
To the sound of drumbeats and the fluttering of oars, the team members moved in perfect unison, paddling with all their might as the dragon boat cut through the waves like an arrow leaving the bowstring.
这艘船有六个桨。
Zhè sōu chuán yǒu liù gè jiǎng.
This boat has six oars.
Character Family
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