蒋 meaning and stroke order
Hydropyrum latifalium; surname
How to write 蒋, stroke by stroke
12 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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How 蒋 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Grass.
艹 gives the meaning and 将 hints at the sound.
Radical: 艹 (grass), shared by 421 characters on this site.
How to remember 蒋
The grass radical 艹 on top marks a plant, and 将 (jiāng) underneath gives the sound. Picture a general (将) standing in tall water grass, and you have 蒋 (jiǎng).
Today 蒋 is used almost only as a surname, and it is a fairly common one. Its old plant meaning, a kind of wild rice grass, rarely appears outside classical texts. Example: 蒋老师很好。(Jiǎng lǎoshī hěn hǎo.) Teacher Jiang is very nice.
Common mistake: Learners often read 蒋 with the first tone of its phonetic part 将 (jiāng), but the surname is third tone, jiǎng. Also do not confuse it with 奖 (jiǎng, prize), which sounds the same but has 大 at the bottom and no grass radical.
Questions about 蒋
How many strokes are in 蒋?
蒋 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 蒋 mean?
蒋 (jiǎng) means Hydropyrum latifalium; surname.
How do you pronounce 蒋?
蒋 is pronounced jiǎng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 蒋?
The radical of 蒋 is 艹, which carries the idea of "grass". Dictionaries list 蒋 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 蒋?
The traditional form of 蒋 is 蔣. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 蒋 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 蒋 the surname of Chiang Kai-shek?
Yes. Chiang Kai-shek is 蒋介石 (Jiǎng Jièshí) in Mandarin. The spelling Chiang comes from an older romanization system.
Can 蒋 be used in everyday words besides names?
Almost never. In modern Chinese you will see it in personal names and place names, while the plant meaning is mostly limited to classical writing.