江

Mandarin · pinyin jiāng#

Meanings · jiāng

  1. river
  2. Classifier: 條 tiáo, 道 dào
Mandarin · pinyin Jiāng#

Meanings · Jiāng

  1. surname Jiang
  2. (bound form) Yangtze River
  3. (bound form) Jiangsu Province (abbr. for 江蘇 Jiāng sū)
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jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
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character · Etymology 1

  1. Yangtze River
  2. (by extension) river (Classifier: 條/条)
  3. (obsolete) (~日) (telegraphy) the third day of a month
  4. a surname, Jiang (Mainland China), Chiang (Taiwan), Kong (Hong Kong), and Kiang (archaic)

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江 · jiang1 · Jiang1
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Exact source records江 江 [jiang1] /river/CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]/江 江 [Jiang1] /surname Jiang/(bound form) Yangtze River/(bound form) Jiangsu Province (abbr. for 江蘇|江苏[Jiang1 su1])/