姜 — Chinese character
姜
jiāng
ginger; surname
- Pinyin
- jiāng
- Radical
- 38 ⼥ (Woman)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 羊 女
- Formation
- ideographic — Simplified form of 薑; grass 艹 provides the meaning while 畺 provides the pronunciation
- Traditional
- 薑
- Japanese
- 姜 as a kanji
Common words with 姜
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生姜 (生薑) | shēng jiāng | fresh ginger |
| 姜黄 (薑黃) | jiāng huáng | turmeric |
| 姜汁 (薑汁) | jiāng zhī | ginger ale |
| 干姜 (乾薑) | gān jiāng | dried ginger |
| 姜饼 (薑餅) | jiāng bǐng | gingerbread |
| 黄姜 (黃薑) | huáng jiāng | turmeric |
| 高良姜 (高良薑) | gāo liáng jiāng | Thai ginger; lesser galangale (Kaempferia galanga) |
| 洋姜 (洋薑) | yáng jiāng | Jerusalem artichoke |
| 仔姜 (仔薑) | zǐ jiāng | stem ginger |
| 沙姜 (沙薑) | shā jiāng | see 山柰 (shān nài) |
| 生姜丝 (生薑絲) | shēng jiāng sī | shredded ginger |
| 姜黄色 (薑黃色) | jiāng huáng sè | ginger (color) |
English words written with 姜
姜 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 1
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.