酱

酱 · jiàng

any jam-like or paste-like food

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

any jam-like or paste-like food

Mandarin
jiàng
Cantonese
zoeng3

Unihan definitions and selected character readings. Read the word to establish its pronunciation in context.

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9171
Radical
酉 · 164
Strokes
13 · Unihan
Residual
6

Source record · Unihan 17.0. Individual senses and historical claims have not yet been reviewed by zimai.

Stroke order

13 strokes
酱
Strokes
13
Convention
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13 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Graphical structure

⿱⿰丬夕酉(G)
How to read these symbols

⿰ left–right · ⿱ above–below · ⿻ overlap. Dotted boxes indicate positions, not missing characters. Each symbol describes the components that follow it; nested symbols describe a component in more detail. Source codes identify alternative analyses, not a writing sequence or an etymology.

BabelStone IDS · 2025-06-27. Region tags are preserved; 〾 marks approximation and {n} identifies an unencoded source component. These describe graphical structure, not historical derivation.

Words & connections

Words using 酱

Character connections

No reverse component match in this collection.

History & distinctions

Related forms

醬

Unihan traditional/simplified variant properties. Conversion may depend on context.

Sources & reference

Evidence & next depth

Source editions & exact scope ↗
Retained Unihan properties
kMandarin
jiàng
kCantonese
zoeng3
kDefinition
any jam-like or paste-like food
kTotalStrokes
13
kRSUnicode
164.6
kTraditionalVariant
U+91AC
kTGH
2013:2986

Readings across dictionaries

Xiandai Hanyu · 1983
jiàng 0561.040
Small numbers locate dictionary entries; 粵 introduces Cantonese. Includes rare or historical readings. Source notation ↗

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Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
57dictionary records using 酱0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿱ Above / below
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
(丬 beside 夕) above 酉 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿱⿰丬夕酉$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱⿰丬夕酉$(G)

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