姜

See also: 薑

Translingual

Han character

姜 (radical 38 女+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 廿土女 (TGV), four-corner 8040₄, composition ⿱𦍌女)

References

• KangXi: page 259, character 20
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6205
• Dae Jaweon: page 525, character 21
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1047, character 11
• Unihan data for U+59DC

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Chinese

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		姜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāng (jiang¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): goeng¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiông
• Min Nan (POJ): kiong / kiang / khiong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤ
    • Wade-Giles: chiang¹
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiang
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: goeng¹
    • Yale: gēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: goeng¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kœːŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiông
    • Hakka Romanization System: giong´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: giong¹
    • IPA: /ki̯oŋ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiong
    • Tâi-lô: kiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiofng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiang
    • Tâi-lô: kiang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiafng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiaŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiong
    • Tâi-lô: khiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiofng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiɔŋ⁴⁴/

Definitions

姜

1. A surname​.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 姜 – see 薑 (“ginger”). (This character, 姜, is the simplified form of 薑.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji

姜

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• Goon: こう (kō)
• Kan’on: きょう (kyō)
• Kun: つよい (tsuyoi)

Compounds

• 姜黄 (きょうおう) ‎(kyōō): wild turmeric

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Korean

Hanja

姜 • ‎(gang) (hangeul 강, revised gang, McCune-Reischauer kang)

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Vietnamese

Han character

姜 (khương, cưng, gừng)

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