Dong Chinese dictionary

jiāng, jiàng

thick fluid, broth, starch

Phonosemantic compound. 水 represents the meaning and 將 represents the sound.

Components

將 Sound component

jiāng, jiàng, qiāng

take

水 Meaning component

shuǐ

water

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

jiāng

any thick fluid; starch; broth; serum; to starch

jiàng

starch paste

Most common words with 漿

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