浆 (jiāng) - Thick liquid & paste

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jiāng ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

健傑

浆 · jiāng

Thick liquid;

paste;

starch;

syrup;

to starch (clothes);

pulp;

slurry.

Thick liquidpastestarch

Usage highlights

Starch clothesFruit pulpPaper pulpBean starchThick liquidMud slurry

Synonyms

  • 糊— paste, mush
  • 液— liquid, fluid
  • 汁— juice, sap

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The porridge is too thick (粥太浆了).
  • She starched the shirt (她把衬衫浆了).
  • This is fruit pulp (这是果浆).
  • The paper is made from wood pulp (纸是用木浆做的).

Collocations

  • Starch clothes(浆衣服)
  • Fruit pulp(果浆)
  • Paper pulp(纸浆)
  • Bean starch(豆浆)
  • Thick liquid(浆液)
  • Mud slurry(泥浆)

Idioms

  • Plum soup and rice cakes(琼浆玉液)
  • To paste paper(浆糊)
  • To starch and wash(浆洗)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically used in laundry processes for stiffening fabrics before ironing.
  • Important in papermaking and food preparation traditions.
  • Appears in classical texts describing thick liquids and pastes.

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