Meaning
rigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse); stiff (corpse)
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jiang” becomes a different word in each tone. 僵 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 僵硬jiāng yìngstiff; rigid
- 僵局jiāng júimpasse; deadlock
- 僵化jiāng huàto become rigid
- 僵直jiāng zhístiff; rigid; inflexible
- 直僵zhí jiāngrigid; stiff
Example Sentence
天太冷了，他的手都冻僵了。Tiān tài lěng le, tā de shǒu dōu dòng jiāng le.It was so cold that his hands went stiff.
天Tiānday太tàitoo冷lěngcold了le(completed action)，他tāhe的deof手shǒuhand都dōuall冻僵dòng jiāngfrozen stiff了le(completed action)。