Spot 江
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
江 component
jiāng · large river; the Yangtze; surname
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 江
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue江Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 江.
茳=
艹
鸿=
+鸟
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 江 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
大鸿胪dà hóng lú
minister responsible for foreign relations and court protocol in imperial China
惊鸿jīng hónggraceful
来鸿lái hóngincoming letter
茳芏jiāng dùCyperus malaccensis
茳jiāngShichito matgrass
轻于鸿毛qīng yú hóng máolight as a goose feather
远方来鸿yuǎn fāng lái hóngletter from afar
飞鸿fēi hóngswan goose
鸿沟hóng gōu鸿鹄hóng húswan
鸿毛泰岱hóng máo tài dàilight as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai
鸿蒙hóng méng