Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
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姜 [jiāng]
1. A perennial herbaceous plant with yellow underground rhizomes, spicy in flavor, used for seasoning and also for medicinal purposes: fresh ginger (生姜); ginger soup (姜汤).
2. A surname.
姜 [jiāng]
1. A perennial herbaceous plant (Zingiber officinale) cultivated as an annual. It has undeveloped fibrous roots and a fleshy rhizome that is irregularly shaped, grayish-white or yellow, with a spicy taste, used as a vegetable, condiment, and also for medicinal purposes.
姜 [jiāng]
1. (In terms of the river) a name for water, as in Jiang River (姜水).
- Example: "The water named Jiang flows through Jiang's City." (岐水经 姜氏城为 姜水)
- Reference: "The Yellow Emperor was formed by the Jishui, and the Flame Emperor was formed by the Jiangshui." (《国语》)
2. A surname.
- Example: "Jiang, the name of Shennong, residing by Jiang Water." (《说文》)
3. Related to strength (通“咧”) - strong.
- Example: "Jiangjiang" (姜姜) refers to a fierce and competitive manner of fighting.
姜 [jiāng]
1. Ginger (生姜).
- Reference: "Nanzhi and ginger wood." (《史记·货殖列传》)
2. A perennial herbaceous plant (Zingiber officinale) cultivated as an annual. It has undeveloped fibrous roots, a thick rhizome, irregularly shaped, grayish-white or yellow with a spicy flavor, used as both a vegetable and seasoning and in medicine.
- Reference: "In the Analects, it is said not to overconsume ginger." (《论语》)