姜

surname Jiang

variant of 薑|姜[jiang1]

ginger

female / woman / daughter

archaic variant of 汝[ru3]

surname Yang

sheep / goat / CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]

fresh ginger

stem ginger

see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]

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 hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose

Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]

Jiang Rong (1946-), pseudonym of Lü Jiamin 呂嘉民|吕嘉民[Lü3 Jia1 min2], Chinese writer

Jiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie director

Jiang Shinian (c. 2000 BC), birth name of Shennong 神農|神农[Sheng2 nong2] Farmer God, first of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] and creator of agriculture in China

heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body

Jerusalem artichoke

shredded ginger

Jiangyan, county-level city in Taizhou 泰州[Tai4 zhou1], Jiangsu

dried ginger