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CHINESE CHARACTER

江 (jiāng): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

jiāng
large river; the Yangtze; surname
HSK 46 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

氵 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 江.

Phonetic component

工 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 6

Write 江 in 6 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Examples using 江

我的家与他的隔着一条江。

Wǒ de jiā yǔ tā de gé zhe yì tiáo jiāng。

My home is separated from his by a river.

FAQ

What does 江 (jiāng) mean in Chinese?

large river; the Yangtze; surname

How do you write 江 in stroke order?

江 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 江?

氵 is the radical in 江. It is the three-dot water radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 江?

江 (jiāng): surname Jiang; (bound form) Yangtze River; (bound form) Jiangsu Province; river; 江山 (jiāngshān): rivers and mountains; landscape; country; state power.