浆 (jiāng): thick liquid, to starch
浆 (jiāng) is a Chinese character meaning “thick liquid.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 氵 (water). It ranks #2508 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 浆 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- thick liquid
- to starch
Etymology & Origin
pictophoneticwater
Decomposition: ⿱⿰丬夕水 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 浆
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 糖浆 | táng jiāng | syrup |
| 岩浆 | yán jiāng | (geology) magma |
| 脑浆 | nǎo jiāng | brains |
| 浆果 | jiāng guǒ | berry |
| 血浆 | xuè jiāng | blood plasma |
| 泥浆 | ní jiāng | slurry |
| 浆糊 | jiàng hu | paste |
| 纸浆 | zhǐ jiāng | paper pulp |
| 浆洗 | jiāng xǐ | to wash and starch |
| 浆膜 | jiāng mó | serosa |
| 灰浆 | huī jiāng | mortar (for masonry) |
| 砂浆 | shā jiāng | mortar (building) |
| 高果糖浆 | gāo guǒ táng jiāng | high-fructose corn syrup |
| 高果糖玉米糖浆 | gāo guǒ táng yù mǐ táng jiāng | high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) |
| 组织胞浆菌病 | zǔ zhī bāo jiāng jūn bìng | histoplasmosis |
浆 appears in 51 compound words: 12 as the first character, 69 as the last, and 20 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 浆 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
站在桥上望去，浆水缓缓向东流去。
zhàn zài qiáo shǎng wàng qù , jiāng shuǐ huǎn huǎn xiàng dōng liú qù .
Standing on the bridge, the muddy water flows slowly eastward.
62岁驾驶脚踝“爆浆”竟是鸡蛋大痛风石 医:不控制饮食恐截肢
6 2 suì jià shǐ jiǎo 踝 bào jiāng jìng shì jī dàn dà tòng fēng shí yī : bù kòng zhì yǐn shí kǒng jié zhī
62-Year-Old Man’s Ankle “Bursts Open”—Turns Out to Be a Gout Stone the Size of an Egg; Doctor Warns: Failure to Control Diet May Lead to Amputation
豆浆能解酒吗?一文说清楚
dòu jiāng néng jiě jiǔ ma ? yī wén shuō qīng chǔ
Can Soy Milk Help Sober You Up? Everything You Need to Know
暗夜闯平交道遭自强号高速撞飞“脑浆外溢”断魂 死者身分曝
àn yè chuǎng píng jiāo dào zāo zì qiáng hào gāo sù zhuàng fēi nǎo jiāng wài yì duàn hún sǐ zhě shēn fēn pù
Breaking into the level crossing at night and being hit by the Ziqiang at high speed, the "brain plasma overflowed" and the soul was broken, and the identity of the deceased was exposed
无糖食品有哪些东西?代糖饼干、无糖豆浆、黑巧算吗
wú táng shí pǐn yǒu nǎ xiē dōng xī ? dài táng bǐng gān , wú táng dòu jiāng , hēi qiǎo suàn ma
What are the sugar-free foods? Sugar substitute biscuits, sugar-free soy milk, black calculations?
无糖食品真的无糖吗?糊精、麦芽糖浆会隐藏升糖成分吗
wú táng shí pǐn zhēn de wú táng ma ? hú jīng , mài yá táng jiāng huì yǐn zàng shēng táng chéng fēn ma
Are sugar free foods really sugar-free? Do dextrins, maltose syrup hide glycemic components?
咳嗽糖浆有股甘草的味道。
Késou tángjiāng yǒu gǔ gāncǎo de wèidao.
The cough syrup has a licorice flavoring.
阿萨伊是一种产自巴西帕拉州的浆果。
ā Sà yī shì yīzhǒng chǎn zì Bāxī pà lā zhōu de jiāngguǒ.
Acai is a berry that comes from the state of Pará, Brazil.
能把枫糖浆递给我吗？
Néng bǎ fēngtáng jiāng dì gěi wǒ ma?
Could you pass me the maple syrup?
藉由煮沸以减少黏浆状物质。
Jièyóu zhǔfèi yǐ jiǎnshǎo nián jiāng zhuàngwù zhì.
Reduce to pulp by boiling.
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