江 — Chinese character
江
jiāng
large river; the Yangtze; surname
- Pinyin
- jiāng
- Radical
- 85 ⽔ (Water)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 氵 工
- Formation
- pictophonetic — water; meaning component 氵; sound component 工
- Japanese
- 江 as a kanji
Common words with 江
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 江湖 | jiāng hú | rivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat |
| 江山 | jiāng shān | rivers and mountains; landscape |
| 江河 | jiāng hé | river |
| 沿江 | yán jiāng | along the river; the region around the river |
| 江水 | jiāng shuǐ | river water |
| 江边 (江邊) | jiāng biān | river bank |
| 渡江 | dù jiāng | to cross a river |
| 滨江 (濱江) | bīn jiāng | along the bank of a river; riverside |
| 半壁江山 | bàn bì jiāng shān | half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands); vast swathe of territory |
| 江面 | jiāng miàn | the surface of the river |
| 走江湖 | zǒu jiāng hú | to travel around the country (as itinerant peddler or entertainer) |
| 江流 | jiāng liú | river; river flow |
English words written with 江
江 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Art of War 1 · Mencius 4 · Zhuangzi 22
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 32
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 66
- Art of War 5.6
- Mencius 3A.4
- Mencius 3B.9
- Mencius 7A.16
- Zhuangzi Transcendental Bliss
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
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