Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
姜
jiāng
Description
姜是一种食物，很多人做菜的时候放一点姜。
Ginger is a food that many people add a little of when cooking.
姜的味道有点辣，天冷的时候喝姜茶很好。
Ginger has a slightly spicy taste, and drinking ginger tea is good when it's cold.
Meanings
姜jiāng
ginger (the root used in cooking)
妈妈在汤里放了一片姜。
Mom put a slice of ginger in the soup.
姜Jiāng
Jiang (a Chinese family name)
我的老师姓姜。
My teacher's surname is Jiang.
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Notes
- Nuance
生姜 is the common everyday word for fresh ginger; 姜 alone is more general.
- Etymology
originally written 薑 in traditional Chinese; 姜 was the simplified form and also a surname.
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