• 2389th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 20 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiāng (Jiang1)surname Jiang
2. jiāng (Jiang1)surname Jiang
3. jiāng (jiang1)ginger

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

生姜 (生薑)

Uncommon

姜文 
姜汁 (薑汁)
姜饼 (薑餅)
姜黄 (薑黃)

RareShow 15

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.