Chinese symbol for “turmeric”
姜黄
jiāng huáng
Traditional: 薑黃
turmeric
The closest CC-CEDICT match for turmeric is 姜黄 (jiāng huáng), defined as: turmeric.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “turmeric”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 姜黄.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生姜 (生薑) | shēng jiāng | fresh ginger |
| 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 |
| 黄金 (黃金) | huáng jīn | gold; golden (opportunity) |
| 黄色 (黃色) | huáng sè | yellow; vulgar; lewd; pornographic |
| 黄昏 (黃昏) | huáng hūn | dusk; evening |
See also: Japanese symbol for “turmeric”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.