Chinese Word: 江 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

江HSK 4

Pinyin: jiāng

English Definition: river; Classifiers: 条

Chinese Definition:
①大河的通称：江山。江河。江天。江干(gān)(江边)。江心补漏(喻错过时机，补救已迟)。
②特指中国长江：江防。江汉。江淮。江左(古代指长江下游南岸地区，亦指东晋、宋、齐、梁、陈各代的全部地区)。江右(ａ．古代指长江下游北岸，淮水中下游以南地区；b．旧时江西省的别称)。江东(古代指长江下游南岸地区，亦指三国时吴国的全部地区)。江表(古代指长江中下游以南地区)。
③姓氏。

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic:工 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 氵 [ shuǐ ] water
- 工 [ gōng ] labor, work; laborer, worker

Similar Characters: 讧汢

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Example Words

长江HSK 4	cháng jiāng	Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang
浙江	zhè jiāng	Zhejiang province (Chekiang) in east China, abbr. 浙 , capital Hangzhou 杭州
江苏	jiāng sū	Jiangsu province (Kiangsu) in southeast China, abbr. 苏 , capital Nanjing 南京
江西	jiāng xī	Jiangxi province (Kiangsi) in southeast China, abbr. 赣 , capital Nanchang 南昌
江南	jiāng nán	south of Changjiang or Yangtze river; south of the lower reaches of Changjiang; often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces; a province during Qing times; in literature, refers to the sunny south; Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea)

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Example Sentences

1		xiǎo chuán 小船 zài 在 jiāng miàn 江面 shàng 上 piāo dàng 漂荡。 The small boat drifts on the river.
2		cháng jiāng 长江 shì 是 wǒ guó 我国 dì yī 第一 dà hé 大河。 The Yangtze River is the largest river in China.
3		yán jiāng 沿江 ér 而 jiàn 建 de 的 chéng shì 城市 yǒu 有 hěn duō 很多。 There are many cities built along the river.
4		zhè ge 这个 xiàn 县 wèi yú 位于 jiāng sū shěng 江苏省 de 的 zhōng bù 中部。 This county is located in the central part of Jiangsu province.
5		wǒ 我 de 的 lǎo jiā 老家 wèi yú 位于 jiāng nán 江南 shuǐ xiāng 水乡， fēng jǐng 风景 yōu měi 优美， qì hòu 气候 yí rén 宜人。 My hometown is located in the water town of Jiangnan, with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate.

More Sentences

1		xiǎo chuán 小船 zài 在 jiāng miàn 江面 shàng 上 piāo dàng 漂荡。 The small boat drifts on the river.
2		cháng jiāng 长江 shì 是 wǒ guó 我国 dì yī 第一 dà hé 大河。 The Yangtze River is the largest river in China.
3		yán jiāng 沿江 ér 而 jiàn 建 de 的 chéng shì 城市 yǒu 有 hěn duō 很多。 There are many cities built along the river.
4		zhè ge 这个 xiàn 县 wèi yú 位于 jiāng sū shěng 江苏省 de 的 zhōng bù 中部。 This county is located in the central part of Jiangsu province.
5		wǒ 我 de 的 lǎo jiā 老家 wèi yú 位于 jiāng nán 江南 shuǐ xiāng 水乡， fēng jǐng 风景 yōu měi 优美， qì hòu 气候 yí rén 宜人。 My hometown is located in the water town of Jiangnan, with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate.

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