姜 jiāng

surname; ginger

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DEFINITIONS

  • surname
  • ginger
  • surname Jiang
  • variant of 薑|姜[jiang1]
  • ginger

STROKES

WORDS

生姜 shēng jiāng fresh ginger
姜黄 jiāng huáng turmeric
干姜 gān jiāng dried ginger
仔姜 zǐ jiāng stem ginger
姜太公 jiāng tài gōng see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
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 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
姜太公釣魚，願者上鉤 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 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
姜子牙 jiāng zǐ yá Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
姜文 jiāng wén Jiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie director
姜石年 jiāng shí nián Jiang Shinian (c. 2000 BC), birth name of Shennong 神農|神农[Sheng2 nong2] Farmer God, first of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] and creator of agriculture in China
孟姜女 mèng jiāng nǚ heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body
洋姜 yáng jiāng Jerusalem artichoke
生姜丝 shēng jiāng sī shredded ginger
姜堰 jiāng yàn Jiangyan county level city in Taizhou 泰州[Tai4 zhou1], Jiangsu
姜堰市 jiāng yàn shì Jiangyan county level city in Taizhou 泰州[Tai4 zhou1], Jiangsu
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]
姜汁 jiāng zhī ginger ale
姜还是老的辣 jiāng hái shì lǎo de là ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom); the older, the wiser
姜饼 jiāng bǐng gingerbread
姜黄色 jiāng huáng sè ginger (color)
高良姜 gāo liáng jiāng Thai ginger; lesser galangale (Kaempferia galanga)
黄姜 huáng jiāng turmeric
姜秉初 jiāng bǐng chū Jiang Bingchu (a Chinese name)
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