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Meaning of 薑

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薑 (Simplified: 姜)
Pinyin: jiāng
English Definition: ginger; surname Jiang
Chinese Definition:
①多年生草本植物,地下茎黄色,味辣,可供调味用,亦可入药:生姜。姜汤。
②姓氏。
Total strokes: 16; Radical: 艸
Pictophonetic:畺 indicates the sound; 艹 (herb) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
Similar Characters: 薹
Example Words
薑黃 jiāng huáng turmeric
姜文 jiāng wén Jiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie director
孟姜女 mèng jiāng nǚ 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
More:薑* | *薑 | *薑*
Example Sentences
1
我打赌你会被别人叫姜的
。
I bet you like being called a ginger!
2
他们发现
,
最低剂量的姜效果最好
。
They found the lowest doses of ginger worked best.
3
“
我打赌你会被别人叫姜的
。
”
我对着她吼
,
她的鼻子立刻就红了
。
"I bet you like being called a ginger!" I yelled at her. Her nostrils flared.
4
他的建议是
:
用罗勒
,
姜
,
香草或起同样作用的
-
草莓
。
His suggestions: use basil, ginger, vanilla or - in this case, strawberry.
5
我们点了份狗肉汤
,
汤炖了四个小时
,
里面加了花椒和姜
。
We went for a dog broth, simmered for four hours, with Sichuan pepper and ginger.