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Meaning of 江

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Pinyin: jiāng
English Definition: river; Classifiers:
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:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (water) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
长江 cháng jiāng Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang
浙江 zhè jiāng Zhejiang province (Chekiang) in east China, abbr. , capital Hangzhou 杭州
江苏 jiāng Jiangsu province (Kiangsu) in southeast China, abbr. , capital Nanjing 南京
江西 jiāng Jiangxi province (Kiangsi) in southeast China, abbr. , 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
"We can start working with time if you wish, " Chiang said, "till you can fly the past and the future.
2
His poem, "River of Red, " was prevalently read by everyone.
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Now looking across the river is "like looking into China in the 50s", said one resident.
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"But when our guide beckoned for us to follow him beyond the middle of the river, we did, eventually arriving at the riverbank on the North Korean side," they said.
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What will he discuss with President Jiang?