江
river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #131 U+6C5F
How 江 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
氵 (semantic, “water”) + 工 (phonetic, gōng)
How to remember it
Yangtze · Heisig RSH #147
水 water + I-beam
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 工
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 工 (gōng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 工 sound component | gōng | labor, work; laborer, worker |
| 红 | hóng | red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular |
| 空 | kōng | hollow, empty, deserted, bare |
| 经 | jīng | the classics; to experience, to undergo |
| 轻 | qīng | light, gentle; simple, easy |
| 径 | jìng | path, diameter; straight, direct |
| 攻 | gōng | to accuse; to assault; to criticize |
| 项 | xiàng | neck, nape; item; a term in an equation |
| 氢 | qīng | ammonia |
| 贡 | gòng | to offer, to contribute; tribute, gifts |
| 虹 | hóng | rainbow |
| 缸 | gāng | earthen jug, crock, cistern |
| 肛 | gāng | anus |
| 巩 | gǒng | to bind, to guard, to strengthen; firm, secure, strong |
| 汞 | gǒng | mercury (element) |
| 邛 | qióng | mound; in distress |
| 豇 | jiāng | kidney bean; black-eyed pea |
| 仝 | tóng | together, same; surname |
| 巠 | jīng | underground river; flowing water |
Words containing 江
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中江县 | Zhōng jiāng Xiàn | Zhongjiang, a county in Deyang City 德陽市|德阳市[De2 yang2 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 江山市 | Jiāng shān Shì | Jiangshan, a county-level city in Quzhou City 衢州市[Qu2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang |
| 江海区 | Jiāng hǎi Qū | Jianghai, a district of Jiangmen City 江門市|江门市[Jiang1 men2 Shi4], Guangdong |
| 文江学海 | wén jiāng xué hǎi | river of literacy, sea of learning (idiom); ars longa, vita brevis |
| 江南大学 | Jiāng nán Dà xué | Jiangnan University (in Jiangsu Province) |
| 江安县 | Jiāng ān Xiàn | Jiang'an, a county in Yibin City 宜賓市|宜宾市[Yi2 bin1 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 三江县 | Sān jiāng Xiàn | see 三江侗族自治縣|三江侗族自治县[San1 jiang1 Dong4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 金城江区 | Jīn chéng jiāng Qū | Jinchengjiang, a district of Hechi City 河池市[He2 chi2 Shi4], Guangxi |
| 平江县 | Píng jiāng Xiàn | Pingjiang, a county in Yueyang City 岳陽市|岳阳市[Yue4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan |
| 江口县 | Jiāng kǒu Xiàn | Jiangkou, a county in Tongren City 銅仁市|铜仁市[Tong2 ren2 Shi4], Guizhou |
| 开江县 | Kāi jiāng Xiàn | Kaijiang, a county in Dazhou City 達州市|达州市[Da2 zhou1 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 德江县 | Dé jiāng Xiàn | Dejiang, a county in Tongren City 銅仁市|铜仁市[Tong2 ren2 Shi4], Guizhou |
| 江山 | Jiāng shān | see 江山市[Jiang1 shan1 Shi4] |
| 江山 | jiāng shān | rivers and mountains; landscape; country; state power |
| 江水 | jiāng shuǐ | river water |
| 合江县 | Hé jiāng Xiàn | Hejiang, a county in Luzhou City 瀘州市|泸州市[Lu2 zhou1 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 中江 | Zhōng jiāng | see 中江縣|中江县[Zhong1 jiang1 Xian4] |
| 江门市 | Jiāng mén Shì | Jiangmen, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3] |
| 江心 | jiāng xīn | middle of a river |
| 南江县 | Nán jiāng Xiàn | Nanjiang, a county in Bazhong City 巴中市[Ba1 zhong1 Shi4], Sichuan |