姜
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jiāng · ginger

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #5083
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9Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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女Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 姜

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Example sentences

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Tāng mǔ xiǎng zhī dào nǎ lǐ néng mǎi dào jiāng huáng.汤姆想知道哪里能买到姜黄。

Tom wanted to know where he could buy turmeric.

Source: Tatoeba #10021233 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shèng dàn jiāng bǐng shì yì zhǒng chuán tǒng de dé guó diǎn xīn.圣诞姜饼是一种传统的德国点心。

Christmas gingerbread, also called honey cake, is a traditional German dessert.

Source: Tatoeba #4832326 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā cóng jiāng huáng lǐ tí qǔ měi lì sè cǎi.她从姜黄里提取美丽色彩。

She extracts beautiful colors from turmeric.

Source: Tatoeba #10021235 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ tǎo yàn jiāng wèi.我讨厌姜味。

I hate the taste of ginger.

Source: Tatoeba #10752804 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 姜 in context

  1. Say jiāng, then recall the core meaning: ginger.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 干姜 (gān jiāng), meaning “dried ginger”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 姜 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.