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江 (jiāng): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 4

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Animated Stroke Order 江

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2.

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3.

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Left-Right

江

氵shuǐ · water

工gōng · work

江=

4.

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5.

How to Use 江

Referring to rivers or natural landscape

The character 江 appears in words related to rivers or geographical features, often used in proper nouns or set phrases.

长江 • Cháng jiāng • Yangtze River • HSK 4

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6.

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jiāng江

huái淮

dì地

qū区

qì气

hòu候

shī

Information

Pinyinjiāng

Meaningriver

Strokes6

Radical氵

Traditional江

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#907

Zhuyinㄐㄧㄤ

UnicodeU+6C5F

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氵shuǐ · water

+工gōng · work

The water component connects this character to water, liquid, or flow.

Cháng长

jiāng江

Yangtze River

江山 • jiāng shān • rivers and mountains;state power • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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jiāng江

shān山

rivers and mountains;state power

湿

rùn润

。

The Yangtze and Huai River region has a humid climate.

gàn赣

jiāng江

shì是

jiāng江

xī西

zuì最

dà大

de的

hé河

liú流

。

The Gan River is the largest river in Jiangxi.

Zhè这

tiáo条

jiāng江

de的

shuǐ水

hěn很

qīng清

。

The water of this river is very clear.

zhè这

piàn片

jiāng江

shān山

xū需

yào要

wǒ我

men们

gòng共

tóng同

shǒu守

hù护

。

This country needs our joint protection.

Cháng长

Jiāng江

shì是

Zhōng中

guó国

zuì最

cháng长

de的

hé河

liú流

。

The Yangtze River is the longest river in China.

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Characters pronounced "jiang".

缰jiāngreins, bridle
蒋jiǎngsurname; hydropyrum latifalium
酱jiànga thick paste or sauce made from fermented beans, grains, etc.
疆jiāngborder, boundary, frontier
姜jiāngginger
降jiàngto descend, to fall, or to surrender

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Characters with radical "氵".

涣huànscatter; scattered
涅nièblacken; black mud, slime
涧jiànbrook, mountain stream
汀tīngsandbar, beach, bank, shore
滦luánriver and county in Hebei province
滓zǐsediment, lees, dregs

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