浆 jiāng pulp
pulp; starch; syrup
How to remember 浆: 丬 firewood + 夕 evening + 水 water = pulp. Grandpa stacks firewood under the pot, and all evening the maple water boils down into a sticky mess of pulp.
Component breakdown
浆 = 丬 firewood + 夕 evening + 水 water
- 丬 firewood
- 夕 evening
- 水 water
Grandpa stacks firewood under the pot, and all evening the maple water boils down into a sticky mess of pulp.
How it is used
- A bound character that almost never stands alone - it names a thick liquid, pulp, or starch and shows up glued to another syllable.
- Its one everyday appearance is 豆浆 dòujiāng, soy milk, a breakfast staple; also seen in 泥浆 níjiāng (mud slurry) and 浆糊 jiànghu (paste/glue).
- Learners rarely need to produce this character alone; recognizing it in 豆浆 is usually enough.