姜
ginger
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,194 U+59DC
How 姜 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Simplified form of 薑; grass 艹 provides the meaning while 畺 provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
ginger · Heisig RSH #1758
羊 sheep + 女 woman
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 姜
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩 | Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu | Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fish… |
| 姜黄色 | jiāng huáng sè | ginger (color) |
| 姜石年 | Jiāng Shí nián | Jiang Shinian (c. 2000 BC), birth name of Shennong 神農|神农[Sheng2 nong2] Farmer God, first o… |
| 姜太公 | Jiāng Tài gōng | see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2] |
| 姜子牙 | Jiāng Zǐ yá | Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to… |
| 生姜丝 | shēng jiāng sī | shredded ginger |
| 姜是老的辣 | jiāng shì lǎo de là | see 薑還是老的辣|姜还是老的辣[jiang1 hai2 shi4 lao3 de5 la4] |
| 姜还是老的辣 | jiāng hái shì lǎo de là | ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom); the older, the wiser |
| 高良姜 | gāo liáng jiāng | Thai ginger; lesser galangale (Kaempferia galanga) |
| 生姜 | shēng jiāng | fresh ginger |
| 姜文 | Jiāng Wén | Jiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie director |
| 姜黄 | jiāng huáng | turmeric |
| 黄姜 | huáng jiāng | turmeric |
| 干姜 | gān jiāng | dried ginger |
| 沙姜 | shā jiāng | see 山柰[shan1 nai4] |
| 洋姜 | yáng jiāng | Jerusalem artichoke |
| 孟姜女 | Mèng jiāng nǚ | heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke d… |
| 姜饼 | jiāng bǐng | gingerbread |
| 姜堰区 | Jiāng yàn Qū | Jiangyan, a district of Taizhou City 泰州市[Tai4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu |
| 姜汁 | jiāng zhī | ginger ale |