醬
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jiàng · sauce, paste, jam

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Shape and proportion

18Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

酉Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 醬

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Example sentences

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Wǒ xiǎng yào jiàng liào fàng zài páng biān.我想要醬料放在旁邊。

I'd like the sauce on the side.

Source: Tatoeba #801406 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ chī le yú zǐ jiàng.我吃了魚子醬。

I ate caviar.

Source: Tatoeba #917822 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bǎ mǐ fàn hé jī dàn huán yǒu jiàng yóu bàn zài le yì qǐ.把米飯和雞蛋還有醬油拌在了一起。

Mix the rice and eggs with soy sauce.

Source: Tatoeba #8426632 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yòng pín guǒ zuò le guǒ jiàng.她用蘋果做了果醬。

She used the apples to make the jam.

Source: Tatoeba #801977 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ xiǎng zài lái xiē jiàng zhī má?你想再來些醬汁嗎?

Would you like some more gravy?

Source: Tatoeba #873219 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jiā bu jiā jiàng?加不加醬?

More paste?

Source: Tatoeba #13541214 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 醬 in context

  1. Say jiàng, then recall the core meaning: sauce, paste, jam.
  2. Write all 18 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 醬 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.