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The Chinese word jiang - 江 - jiāng
(river in Chinese)



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Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)

jiāng

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English translation

river

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 江 ( jiāng ) correctly?"

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Chinese characters  ( jiang / jiāng ) with pronunciation (English translation: river )
The traditional Chinese character of jiāng is identical with the modern (simplified) character displayed above.
Chinese example sentence with 江 ( jiang / jiāng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using the Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Jiang bian you hen duo ren zai sanbu.
Jiāng biān yǒu hěn duō rén zài sànbù.
江边有很多人在散步。

 – English translation: Many people are strolling along the river.

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江 is composed of 6 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

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(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

water  |  landscape
江 ( jiang / jiāng ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 378)
Chinese example words containing the character 江 ( jiang / jiāng )
长江 ( Chángjiāng = Yangtze River ), 黑龙江 ( Hēilóng Jiāng = Heilongjiang ), 江西 ( Jiāngxī = Jiangxi )
Other characters that are pronounced jiāng in Chinese
More words that mean river in Chinese
chuān ( 川 ), hé ( 河 )

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