漿 (jiāng) - Thick liquid & paste

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漿 · jiāng

Thick liquid;

paste;

starch;

syrup;

a general term for viscous fluids.

Thick liquidpastestarch

Usage highlights

Porridge pasteSoybean milkFruit juicePlasmaStarchMolasses

Synonyms

  • 汁— juice; fluid
  • 糊— paste; mush
  • 液— liquid; fluid

Antonyms

  • 干— dry
  • 粉— powder (dry form)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • She stirred the thick porridge (浆糊).
  • He drank a glass of fruit juice (果汁).
  • The recipe calls for bean starch (豆浆).
  • They applied a medicinal paste (药浆) to the wound.

Collocations

  • Porridge paste(浆糊)
  • Soybean milk(豆浆)
  • Fruit juice(果汁)
  • Plasma(血浆)
  • Starch(浆粉)
  • Molasses(糖浆)

Idioms

  • To quench thirst by thinking of plums(望梅止浆)
  • Like glue and like lacquer(如胶似浆)
  • A pot of thick paste(一浆十饼)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically, '浆' referred to simple, nourishing liquids like rice water or bean soup, staples for common people.
  • In traditional medicine, various medicinal pastes and decoctions were called '浆' for their thick, potent consistency.
  • The character appears in terms related to papermaking and textiles, denoting the starch or sizing used to stiffen materials.

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