jiāng

姜

Radical:

女

Strokes:

Traditional:

薑

Level:

Vegetable NHSK 789－2 NPCR5 CME 6More

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n.ginger (Zingiber officinale)
- guǒ zhī zài yǐn liào li tiān jiā le jiāng
  果汁在饮料里添加了姜。
  The juice adds ginger to drinks.
- nǐ xǐ huan jiāng ma
  你喜欢姜吗？
  Do you like ginger?
- wǒ zuì tǎo yàn chī jiāng le
  我最讨厌吃姜了。
  I hate ginger.
2
n.rhizome of the ginger plant
- jiāng ràng zhè dào cài dài yǒu kě kǒu de là wèi
  姜让这道菜带有可口的辣味。
  The ginger gives the dish a wonderful spicy flavour.
3
n.Jiang, a surname

common measure word
"姜" is often matched with measure word "块"or"片".
- 一块姜
  one piece of ginger
- 一片姜
  one slice of ginger