姜 is also the simplified spelling of 薑.
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姜
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- 姜
- jiāng · surname; ginger
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1 · jiang1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
goeng1
Cantonese word readings for 姜. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- a surname
- (mythology) name of a river, identified as a Qi stream near Mount Qi (Commentary on the Water Classic)
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