蒋

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surname Jiang; Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2]

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

艹 meaning “grass” + 将 sound ( jiāng )

Components 艹将

Jiang · Heisig RSH #2469

将 General + flower

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
蒋经国	Jiǎng Jīng guó	Chiang Ching-kuo (1910-1988), son of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石\|蒋介石, Guomindang politician, presi…
蒋中正	Jiǎng Zhōng zhèng	Chiang Chung-cheng, adopted name of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石\|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2]
蒋桂战争	Jiǎng Guì zhàn zhēng	confrontation of 1929 between Chiang Kaishek and the Guangxi warlord faction
蒋介石	Jiǎng Jiè shí	Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), military leader, head of the Nationalist government in China …
蒋公	Jiǎng gōng	honorific title for Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石\|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2]
姓蒋还是姓汪	xìng Jiǎng hái shi xìng Wāng	friend or foe? (quote from 沙家浜[Sha1 jia1 bang1]) (蔣\|蒋[Jiang3] here refers to Chiang Kai-sh…
蒋纬国	Jiǎng Wěi guó	Chiang Wei-kuo (1916-1997), adopted son of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石\|蒋介石
蒋士铨	Jiǎng Shì quán	Jiang Shiquan (1725-1784), Qing poet, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家
蒋雯丽	Jiǎng Wén lì	Jiang Wenli (1969-), award-winning PRC film actress

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
将 sound part	jiāng	the future, what will be; ready, prepared; a general
锵	qiāng	clang; jingle, tinkle