江 (jiāng) - River — specifically refers to large rivers, especially & used in geographical names and as a surname.

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jiāng ｜ 6 strokes ｜ radical: 氵

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江 · jiāng

River — specifically refers to large rivers, especially the Yangtze River;

used in geographical names and as a surname.

River — specifically refers to large rivers, especiallyused in geographical names and as a surname.

Usage highlights

Yangtze Riverriver waterriver bankJiangnan regioncrossing the riverriver and mountains

Synonyms

  • 河— river (generally smaller than 江)
  • 川— river, stream
  • 水— water, river

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The Yangtze River (长江) is the longest river in China.
  • We crossed the river (江) by boat.
  • Jiangsu Province (江苏省) is named after the Yangtze River.
  • Mr. Jiang (江先生) is our teacher.

Collocations

  • Yangtze River(长江)
  • river water(江水)
  • river bank(江岸)
  • Jiangnan region(江南)
  • crossing the river(渡江)
  • river and mountains(江山)

Idioms

  • The river and mountains are beautiful(江山如画)
  • Half of the rivers and mountains(半壁江山)
  • Crossing the river by feeling the stones(摸着石头过江)
  • Rivers run into the sea(百川归江)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically refers specifically to the Yangtze River, China's longest river and a major cultural and economic artery.
  • Used metaphorically to represent national territory or power (e.g., 江山 meaning 'country' or 'realm').
  • One of the most common Chinese surnames, ranked around 79th in population.

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