酱 jiàng sauce
sauce; paste; jam
How to remember 酱: 丬 firewood + 夕 evening + 酉 whisky bottle = sauce. Grandma piles firewood under the pot every evening, pours in a splash from the old whisky bottle and stirs her famous sauce.
Component breakdown
酱 = 丬 firewood + 夕 evening + 酉 whisky bottle
- 丬 firewood
- 夕 evening
- 酉 whisky bottle
Grandma piles firewood under the pot every evening, pours in a splash from the old whisky bottle and stirs her famous sauce.
How it is used
- A thick sauce, paste, or jam. 酱油 (jiàngyóu) soy sauce, 果酱 (guǒjiàng) fruit jam, 辣酱 (làjiàng) chili sauce, 花生酱 (huāshēngjiàng) peanut butter.
- 酱 also names cooking in soy paste: 酱牛肉 (jiàng niúròu) soy-braised beef.