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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- jiang1
- English meanings
- rigid, deadlock, stiff (corpse), variant of 僵[jiang1]
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 亻; right 畺.
Meaning & sound clues
亻 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “person”.
畺 is identified as the sound component (jiāng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 僵.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
craftsman
award
ginger
be about to
oar; paddle
river
liquid; paste
border; territory
say
jam
fall
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 僵化
- 僵局