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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- jiang4
- English meanings
- thick paste of fermented soybean, marinated in soy paste, paste, jam
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top (Left–right arrangement: left 丬; right 夕.); bottom 酉.
Meaning & sound clues
酉 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “wine”.
丬 is identified as the sound component (qiáng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 酱.
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.
rigid
craftsman
award
ginger
be about to
oar; paddle
river
liquid; paste
border; territory
say
fall
Example sentences
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Related words
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