江

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river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]

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HSK 3.0: Level 4
Old HSK: Level 4
Strokes: 6
Radical: 水 +3
Structure: Left–right 左右
Traditional: 江
Common rank: #131
Unicode: U+6C5F

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Formation & memory

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How 江 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 meaning “water” + 工 sound ( gōng )

Components 氵工

How to remember it

Yangtze · Heisig RSH #147

水 water + I-beam

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 江

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
中江县	Zhōng jiāng Xiàn	Zhongjiang, a county in Deyang City 德陽市\|德阳市[De2 yang2 Shi4], Sichuan
江山市	Jiāng shān Shì	Jiangshan, a county-level city in Quzhou City 衢州市[Qu2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
江海区	Jiāng hǎi Qū	Jianghai, a district of Jiangmen City 江門市\|江门市[Jiang1 men2 Shi4], Guangdong
文江学海	wén jiāng xué hǎi	river of literacy, sea of learning (idiom); ars longa, vita brevis
江南大学	Jiāng nán Dà xué	Jiangnan University (in Jiangsu Province)
江安县	Jiāng ān Xiàn	Jiang'an, a county in Yibin City 宜賓市\|宜宾市[Yi2 bin1 Shi4], Sichuan
三江县	Sān jiāng Xiàn	see 三江侗族自治縣\|三江侗族自治县[San1 jiang1 Dong4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
金城江区	Jīn chéng jiāng Qū	Jinchengjiang, a district of Hechi City 河池市[He2 chi2 Shi4], Guangxi
平江县	Píng jiāng Xiàn	Pingjiang, a county in Yueyang City 岳陽市\|岳阳市[Yue4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan
江口县	Jiāng kǒu Xiàn	Jiangkou, a county in Tongren City 銅仁市\|铜仁市[Tong2 ren2 Shi4], Guizhou
开江县	Kāi jiāng Xiàn	Kaijiang, a county in Dazhou City 達州市\|达州市[Da2 zhou1 Shi4], Sichuan
德江县	Dé jiāng Xiàn	Dejiang, a county in Tongren City 銅仁市\|铜仁市[Tong2 ren2 Shi4], Guizhou
江山	Jiāng shān	see 江山市[Jiang1 shan1 Shi4]
江山	jiāng shān	rivers and mountains; landscape; country; state power
江水	jiāng shuǐ	river water
合江县	Hé jiāng Xiàn	Hejiang, a county in Luzhou City 瀘州市\|泸州市[Lu2 zhou1 Shi4], Sichuan
中江	Zhōng jiāng	see 中江縣\|中江县[Zhong1 jiang1 Xian4]
江门市	Jiāng mén Shì	Jiangmen, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省\|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3]
江心	jiāng xīn	middle of a river
南江县	Nán jiāng Xiàn	Nanjiang, a county in Bazhong City 巴中市[Ba1 zhong1 Shi4], Sichuan

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 工 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
工 sound part	gōng	labor, work; laborer, worker
红	hóng	red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular
空	kōng	hollow, empty, deserted, bare
经	jīng	the classics; to experience, to undergo
轻	qīng	light, gentle; simple, easy
径	jìng	path, diameter; straight, direct
攻	gōng	to accuse; to assault; to criticize
项	xiàng	neck, nape; item; a term in an equation
氢	qīng	ammonia
贡	gòng	to offer, to contribute; tribute, gifts
虹	hóng	rainbow
缸	gāng	earthen jug, crock, cistern
肛	gāng	anus
巩	gǒng	to bind, to guard, to strengthen; firm, secure, strong
汞	gǒng	mercury (element)
邛	qióng	mound; in distress
豇	jiāng	kidney bean; black-eyed pea
仝	tóng	together, same; surname
巠	jīng	underground river; flowing water