江 jiāng river
river; large river; the Yangtze
How to remember 江: 氵 water + 工 work = river. Next to the water after a long day of work, the dockworker eats his noodles and watches the barges on the river.
Component breakdown
江 = 氵 water + 工 work
- 氵 water
- 工 work
Next to the water after a long day of work, the dockworker eats his noodles and watches the barges on the river.
How it is used
- '(Large) river' - historically the Yangtze (长江 Chángjiāng), and now used in the names of big rivers, esp. in the south.
- Contrast 江 vs 河 (hé): both mean river, but 江 traditionally names southern/larger rivers (长江), 河 northern ones (黄河 the Yellow River).
- 江山 (jiāngshān) = 'rivers and mountains', figuratively the country/state power.
Words with 江
Example sentences
- 江边有很多船。 Jiāngbiān yǒu hěn duō chuán.There are many ships at the river bank.