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Jiǎng (noun) family name

Etymology

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

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The character 蒋, traditionally written as 蔣, is a phono-semantic compound. Its semantic component is the grass radical 艹 (cǎo) at the top, which indicates a plant-related meaning, while the phonetic component is 将 (jiāng). The grass radical shows that 蒋 originally referred to a type of aquatic grass, similar to wild rice, that grew in marshes. Like many characters with specific botanical origins, this literal meaning has fallen out of common use. Today, 蒋 functions almost entirely as a proper noun, serving as the name of an ancient state and later becoming a widespread surname.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
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阿姨很忙。

Jiǎng āyí hěn máng.

Aunt Jiang is very busy.

老师教英语。

Jiǎng lǎoshī jiāo Yīngyǔ.

Teacher Jiang teaches English.

经理在公司。

Jiǎng jīnglǐ zài gōngsī.

Manager Jiang is at the company.

同学喜欢读书。

Jiǎng tóngxué xǐhuān dúshū.

Classmate Jiang likes reading.

医生医术高明。

Jiǎng yīshēng yīshù gāomíng.

Doctor Jiang has superb medical skills.

主席主持会议。

Jiǎng zhǔxí zhǔchí huìyì.

Chairman Jiang presided over the meeting.

工程师设计大楼。

Jiǎng gōngchéngshī shèjì dàlóu.

Engineer Jiang designs buildings.

教授的研究成果显著。

Jiǎng jiàoshòu de yánjiū chéngguǒ xiǎnzhù.

Professor Jiang's research achievements are remarkable.