绛 jiàng — crimson; deep red · English

绛

jiàng

crimson; deep red

At a glance · 绛

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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

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从糸，夅声，本义为深红色。形声清晰，未见甲骨文。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为红而深的颜色（大红）。

Structure

形声字，从糸（意符，丝帛染色），夅（jiàng）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinjiàng

Radical纟

Strokes9

UnicodeU+7EDB

Character type形声

Theme颜色

Six languages, one character

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English crimson; deep red A deep red or crimson color.

Français cramoisi Une couleur rouge foncé, cramoisi.

Español carmesí Un rojo profundo o carmesí.

العربية قرمزي لون أحمر عميق أو قرمزي.

Русский тёмно-красный Глубокий красный, пурпурный цвет.

Common words

绛jiàngdeep red
绛红jiàng hóngcrimson

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