Definitions

jiāng (noun) broth; juice; liquid
jiāng (verb) to starch
jiàng (noun) starch paste

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of 漿.

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About

The character '浆', whose traditional form is '漿', integrates the phonetic component '將' with the semantic water radical '水' to convey its intrinsic connection to fluids. Initially representing fermented drinks or dense broths, its semantic scope widened across time to encompass various thickened substances such as starches, pastes, and concentrated syrups. The structural adjustment to '浆' maintained the audible cue from '将' and the liquid implication from the adapted water element, ensuring that the character's core conception persisted through graphical changes while its applications diversified.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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很有营养。

Dòujiāng hěn yǒu yíngyǎng.

Soy milk is very nutritious.

味道甜美。

Guǒjiāng wèidao tiánměi.

Fruit jam tastes sweet.

他用糊贴海报。

Tā yòng jiànghú tiē hǎibào.

He uses paste to put up posters.

可以用来造纸。

Zhǐjiāng kěyǐ yòng lái zào zhǐ.

Paper pulp can be used to make paper.

妈妈洗了床单。

Māma jiāngxǐ le chuángdān.

Mother starched and washed the sheets.

冷却后变成岩石。

Yánjiāng lěngquè hòu biànchéng yánshí.

Magma turns into rock after cooling.

这种果很新鲜。

Zhè zhǒng jiāngguǒ hěn xīnxiān.

This kind of berry is very fresh.

工程师研究了液的流动。

Gōngchéngshī yánjiū le jiāngyè de liúdòng.

The engineer studied the flow of the slurry.