jiāng = ji + ang1
surname Jiang
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jiāng = ji + ang1
variant of 薑|姜[jiang1]
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ginger
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How to pronounce 姜

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ang1 final

In front of the anglepod.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

姜 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
female / woman / daughter
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= ru + Ø3
archaic variant of 汝[ru3]
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yáng = y + ang2
sheep / goat / CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]
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Characters with 姜 as component

姜 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 姜

Sentences with 姜

姜 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jiāng

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