| 1 | 姜 | 姜 | jiāng | Jiang1 | ginger; variant of 姜 ; surname Jiang; surname Jiang | | |
| 2 | 姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩 | 姜太公釣魚,願者上鉤 | jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu | Jiang1 tai4 gong1 diao4 yu2 , yuan4 zhe3 shang4 gou1 | 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 | | |
| 3 | 仔姜 | 仔薑 | zǐ jiāng | zi3 jiang1 | stem ginger | | |
| 4 | 洋姜 | 洋薑 | yáng jiāng | yang2 jiang1 | Jerusalem artichoke | | |
| 5 | 生姜丝 | 生薑絲 | shēng jiāng sī | sheng1 jiang1 si1 | shredded ginger | | |
| 6 | 生姜 | 生薑 | shēng jiāng | sheng1 jiang1 | fresh ginger | | |
| 7 | 孟姜女 | 孟姜女 | mèng jiāng nǚ | Meng4 jiang1 nu:3 | 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 | | |
| 8 | 姜子牙 | 姜子牙 | jiāng zǐ yá | Jiang1 Zi3 ya2 | Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王 and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韬 , one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 | | |
| 9 | 姜汁 | 薑汁 | jiāng zhī | jiang1 zhi1 | ginger ale | | |
| 10 | 姜堰市 | 薑堰市 | jiāng yàn shì | Jiang1 yan4 shi4 | Jiangyan county level city in Taizhou 泰州 , Jiangsu | | |
| 11 | 姜堰 | 薑堰 | jiāng yàn | Jiang1 yan4 | Jiangyan county level city in Taizhou 泰州 , Jiangsu | | |
| 12 | 姜文 | 姜文 | jiāng wén | Jiang1 Wen2 | Jiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie director | | |
| 13 | 干姜 | 乾薑 | gān jiāng | gan1 jiang1 | dried ginger | | |
| 14 | 姜太公 | 姜太公 | jiāng tài gōng | Jiang1 Tai4 gong1 | see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙 | | |
| 15 | 姜是老的辣 | 薑是老的辣 | jiāng shì lǎo de là | jiang1 shi4 lao3 de5 la4 | see 姜还是老的辣 | | |
| 16 | 姜石年 | 姜石年 | jiāng shí nián | Jiang1 Shi2 nian2 | Jiang Shinian (c. 2000 BC), birth name of Shennong 神农 Farmer God, first of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 and creator of agriculture in China | | |
| 17 | 姜黄色 | 薑黃色 | jiāng huáng sè | jiang1 huang2 se4 | ginger (color) | | |
| 18 | 姜黄 | 薑黃 | jiāng huáng | jiang1 huang2 | turmeric | | |
| 19 | 姜还是老的辣 | 薑還是老的辣 | jiāng hái shì lǎo de là | jiang1 hai2 shi4 lao3 de5 la4 | ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom); the older, the wiser | | |
| 20 | 姜饼 | 薑餅 | jiāng bǐng | jiang1 bing3 | gingerbread | | |
| 21 | 黄姜 | 黃薑 | huáng jiāng | huang2 jiang1 | turmeric | | |
| 22 | 高良姜 | 高良薑 | gāo liáng jiāng | gao1 liang2 jiang1 | Thai ginger; lesser galangale (Kaempferia galanga) | | |