Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced jiang
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced jiang, including 将 jiāng / jiàng, 讲 jiǎng, 江 jiāng, 降 jiàng / xiáng, 蒋 jiǎng. Compare tones, meanings…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For jiang, the tongue is high and forward on j; run straight into iang and hold the tone, not English letters in a row.
Initial j
The tongue is high and forward. Do not add an English “d” sound.
Final iang
Settle the final iang into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (将 jiāng / jiàng, 讲 jiǎng, 江 jiāng, 降 jiàng / xiáng, 蒋 jiǎng) and lock in their tones. 11 common characters share the sound jiang, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
jiang turns up here with 4 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 将, 江, 疆… (5 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 虹 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 讲, 蒋, 奖 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 降, 匠 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing jiang inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
11 common characters in this group.