姜 jiāng — ginger, surname · English

姜

jiāng

ginger, surname

At a glance · 姜

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

姜（薑）字小篆从艸疆声（或女部），本义为生姜；亦为姓氏。甲骨文未见。

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Origins & notes

姜本义为姜（调味植物），亦为古姓。

Structure

姜为形声字，从艸（或女）表义，声符相应。

At a glance

Pinyinjiāng

Radical女

Strokes9

UnicodeU+59DC

Character type形声

Theme植物

Six languages, one character

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English ginger, surname Jiang means ginger as a plant and is also an ancient surname.

Français gingembre, nom Jiang signifie le gingembre en tant que plante et est aussi un ancien nom de famille.

Español jengibre, apellido Jiang significa jengibre como planta y también es un apellido antiguo.

العربية زنجبيل، لقب جيانغ تعني الزنجبيل نباتاً وهي أيضاً لقب قديم.

Русский имбирь, фамилия Цзян означает имбирь как растение и также является древней фамилией.

Common words

生姜shēng jiāngginger
姜汤jiāng tāngginger soup

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