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CHINESE CHARACTER

jiāng

江

江

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river

Numbered pinyin
jiang1
English meanings
river

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 氵; right 工.

  • Left

    氵
  • Right

    工
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Meaning & sound clues

氵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “water”.

工 is identified as the sound component (gōng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 江.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰氵工

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhǎng长jiāng江hěn很zhǎng长。

    The Yangtze is long.

  2. 02

    yī一tiáo条jiāng江。

    A river.

  3. 03

    zài在jiāng江biān边sànbù散步。

    Walk by the river.

  4. 04

    jiāng江shuǐ水hěn很shēn深。

    The river is deep.

  5. 05

    guò过jiāng江。

    Cross the river.

  6. 06

    jiāng江shàng上yǒu有yī一zuò座qiáo桥。

    There's a bridge over the river.

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