漿 meaning and stroke order
Pulp, starch, syrup; a thick fluid
How to write 漿, stroke by stroke
15 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 漿
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- thick liquid
- to starch
- variant of 糨[jiang4]
How 漿 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
水 gives the meaning and 將 hints at the sound.
Radical: 水 (water), shared by 15 characters on this site.
How to remember 漿
漿 (jiāng) puts 將 (jiāng) on top of 水 (water). 將 gives the sound and 水 tells you it is a liquid, so think of water that has become thick, like pulp or syrup.
漿 is the traditional form. Simplified Chinese writes it as 浆, which is what you see in the common words listed. It appears mostly in compounds for thick liquids, such as 豆漿 (dòujiāng) soy milk, 糖漿 (tángjiāng) syrup and 岩漿 (yánjiāng) magma. Example: 我早上喝豆漿。(Wǒ zǎoshang hē dòujiāng.) I drink soy milk in the morning.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 漿 (jiāng) with 獎 (jiǎng, prize) and 槳 (jiǎng, oar), which share the top 將. Check the bottom part: 水 for liquid, 大 for prize, 木 for a wooden oar.
Common words with 漿
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 漿
How many strokes are in 漿?
漿 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 漿 mean?
漿 (jiāng) means pulp, starch, syrup; a thick fluid. A common word with it is 豆浆 (dòujiāng), meaning "soy milk".
How do you pronounce 漿?
漿 is pronounced jiāng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 漿?
The radical of 漿 is 水, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 漿 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 漿?
漿 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 浆, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why is 浆糊 pronounced jiànghu and not jiānghu?
In 浆糊 (paste) the character is read jiàng, as a variant of 糨 (jiàng), meaning thick or pasty. In Taiwan people say jiànghú with a second tone on 糊.
Can 漿 be used as a verb?
Yes. It can mean to starch cloth, as in 漿衣服 (jiāng yīfu), to starch clothes. This use is less common today than the noun meaning thick liquid.