醬 meaning and stroke order
Sauce, paste, jam
How to write 醬, stroke by stroke
18 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 醬
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- thick paste of fermented soybean
- marinated in soy paste
- paste
- jam
How 醬 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Wine.
酉 gives the meaning and 將 hints at the sound.
Radical: 酉 (wine), shared by 67 characters on this site.
How to remember 醬
醬 (jiàng) puts 將 (jiāng) on top of 酉, the wine jar. Picture a jar of fermenting soybeans turning into thick paste, with 將 giving the sound.
醬 means a thick sauce or paste, and it often comes at the end of a word to name the kind of sauce, as in 果醬 (guǒjiàng, jam) or 花生醬 (huāshēngjiàng, peanut butter). The very common 醬油 (jiàngyóu) is soy sauce. Example: 請給我一點醬油。(Qǐng gěi wǒ yìdiǎn jiàngyóu.) Please give me a little soy sauce.
Common mistake: Learners often read 醬 with the first tone because its sound part 將 is usually jiāng. 醬 is always fourth tone, jiàng. Also keep 酉 at the bottom, and do not swap it for 寸 or 犬 as in 將 or 獎.
Common words with 醬
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 果醬 | guǒjiàng | jam | HSK 6 |
| 醬油 | jiàngyóu | soy sauce | HSK 6 |
| 花生醬 | huāshēngjiàng | peanut butter | |
| 番茄醬 | fānqiéjiàng | ketchup; tomato sauce | |
| 魚子醬 | yúzǐjiàng | caviar | |
| 蛋黃醬 | dànhuángjiàng | mayonnaise | |
| 肉醬 | ròujiàng | minced meat sauce; (fig.) mincemeat | |
| 炸醬麵 | zhájiàngmiàn | zhajiang mian, thick wheat noodles served with ground pork simmered in salty fermented soy | |
| 辣椒醬 | làjiāojiàng | red pepper paste; chili sauce |
Questions about 醬
How many strokes are in 醬?
醬 is written with 18 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 醬 mean?
醬 (jiàng) means sauce, paste, jam. A common word with it is 果酱 (guǒjiàng), meaning "jam".
How do you pronounce 醬?
醬 is pronounced jiàng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 醬?
The radical of 醬 is 酉, which carries the idea of "wine". Dictionaries list 醬 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 醬?
醬 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 酱, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 醬 the same as 醬油?
No. 醬 by itself is a thick paste, traditionally made from fermented soybeans. 醬油 (jiàngyóu) is the thin liquid soy sauce. Use 醬油 when you mean the sauce you pour.
Can 醬 be used as a verb?
Yes. One of its senses is to marinate in soy paste. You see this in food names that describe dishes cooked or pickled in soy sauce or soy paste.