Meaning
river
Chinese: 大河，常用于江河名称。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jiang” becomes a different word in each tone. 江 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 江面jiāng miànthe surface of the river
- 江心jiāng xīnmiddle of a river
- 江水jiāng shuǐriver water
- 江山jiāng shānrivers and mountains; landscape; country; state power
- 江边jiāng biānriver bank
More Words
Example Sentence
长江是中国最长的河流。Cháng jiāng shì Zhōng guó zuì cháng de hé liú.The Yangtze is the longest river in China.
长江Cháng jiāngYangtze River, or Chang Ji是shìis中国Zhōng guóChina最zuìmost长chánglong的deof河流hé liúriver。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The water radical 氵 (meaning) plus 工 (gōng, sound). It first named the Yangtze and now means ‘large river’.
A way to remember it
Water (氵) + the sound 工 — a great river.
Easy to confuse with
- 河‘River’: also water (氵), but with 可 as the sound. 江 first meant the Yangtze, 河 the Yellow River.