羌 qiāng — Qiang people · English

羌

qiāng

Qiang people

At a glance · 羌

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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

羌字甲骨文从羊从人（或羌人戴羊角），会意为西方牧羊之族；本义为羌族。金文、小篆承之。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

羌本义为羌族，古代西部的牧羊民族。

Structure

会意字，从羊从人，表示以羊为图腾或牧羊之人。

At a glance

Pinyinqiāng

Radical八

Strokes7

UnicodeU+7F8C

Character type会意

Theme人伦

Six languages, one character

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English Qiang people Qiang is an associative character of sheep and person, naming the ancient Qiang pastoral people.

Français peuple Qiang Qiang est un caractère associatif de mouton et de personne, nommant le peuple Qiang.

Español pueblo Qiang Qiang es un carácter asociativo de oveja y persona, nombrando al pueblo Qiang.

العربية شعب تشيانغ تشيانغ حرف تركيبي لخروف وشخص، يسمي شعب تشيانغ الرعوي القديم.

Русский народ Цян Цян — ассоциативный знак овцы и человека, называющий древний народ Цян.

Common words

羌族qiāng zúQiang people
羌笛qiāng díQiang flute

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