姜

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ginger

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

Simplified form of 薑; grass 艹 provides the meaning while 畺 provides the pronunciation

Components 羊女

ginger · Heisig RSH #1758

羊 sheep + 女 woman

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩	Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu	Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fish…
姜黄色	jiāng huáng sè	ginger (color)
姜石年	Jiāng Shí nián	Jiang Shinian (c. 2000 BC), birth name of Shennong 神農\|神农[Sheng2 nong2] Farmer God, first o…
姜太公	Jiāng Tài gōng	see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
姜子牙	Jiāng Zǐ yá	Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to…
生姜丝	shēng jiāng sī	shredded ginger
姜是老的辣	jiāng shì lǎo de là	see 薑還是老的辣\|姜还是老的辣[jiang1 hai2 shi4 lao3 de5 la4]
姜还是老的辣	jiāng hái shì lǎo de là	ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom); the older, the wiser
高良姜	gāo liáng jiāng	Thai ginger; lesser galangale (Kaempferia galanga)
生姜	shēng jiāng	fresh ginger
姜文	Jiāng Wén	Jiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie director
姜黄	jiāng huáng	turmeric
黄姜	huáng jiāng	turmeric
干姜	gān jiāng	dried ginger
沙姜	shā jiāng	see 山柰[shan1 nai4]
洋姜	yáng jiāng	Jerusalem artichoke
孟姜女	Mèng jiāng nǚ	heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke d…
姜饼	jiāng bǐng	gingerbread
姜堰区	Jiāng yàn Qū	Jiangyan, a district of Taizhou City 泰州市[Tai4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu
姜汁	jiāng zhī	ginger ale