Wiktionary

薑

See also: 姜
薑 U+8591, 薑
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8591
← 薐
[U+8590] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 薒 →
[U+8592]

Translingual edit

Han character edit

薑 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+13, 19 strokes, cangjie input 廿一田一 (TMWM), four-corner 44106, composition ⿱艹畺)

Derived characters edit

References edit

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1061, character 9
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32110
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1525, character 7
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3300, character 9
  • Unihan data for U+8591

Chinese edit

trad. 薑
simp. 姜*
alternative forms 䕬
𧅁
𦷗
葁
姜

Glyph origin edit

Historical forms of the character 薑
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script
 
Characters in the same phonetic series (畺) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
畺 *kaŋ
畕 *kaŋ
礓 *kaŋ
繮 *kaŋ
韁 *kaŋ
橿 *kaŋ
薑 *kaŋ
疆 *kaŋ
壃 *kaŋ
僵 *kaŋ
彊 *kaŋs, *ɡaŋ, *ɡaŋʔ
麠 *kaŋ

Originally 䕬, a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kaŋ) : semantic 艸 (“grass; plant”) + phonetic 彊 (OC *kaŋs, *ɡaŋ, *ɡaŋʔ).

Note that the simplified form 姜 (OC *klaŋ) is also a traditional character on its own.

Etymology edit

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kjaŋ (“ginger”). Compare Burmese ချင်း (hkyang:).

Pronunciation edit

Note:
  • gion1 - Shantou;
  • giên1 - Chaozhou.
Rime
Character 薑
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 陽 (105)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 居良切
Baxter kjang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/kɨɐŋ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/kiɐŋ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/kiɑŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/kɨaŋ/
Li
Rong 		/kiaŋ/
Wang
Li 		/kĭaŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/ki̯aŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		jiāng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		goeng1
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 薑
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		jiāng
Middle
Chinese 		‹ kjang ›
Old
Chinese 		/*[k]aŋ/
English ginger

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 薑
Reading # 1/1
No. 6260
Phonetic
component 		畺
Rime
group 		陽
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		薑
Old
Chinese 		/*kaŋ/

Definitions edit

薑

  1. ginger

Synonyms edit

Dialectal synonyms of 薑 (“ginger”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 薑
Mandarin Beijing 薑
Taiwan 薑
Bayanhot 洋辣子
Harbin 薑
Yantai (Muping) 薑, 生薑
Jinan 薑, 鮮薑, 黃薑
Luoyang 薑
Wanrong 薑, 生薑
Zhengzhou 薑
Xi'an 生薑, 薑
Yinchuan 生薑
Lanzhou 生薑
Ürümqi 生薑
Wuhan 生薑, 薑
Chengdu 生薑, 薑
Guiyang 生薑
Guilin 薑
Liuzhou 薑
Nanning (Wuming) 薑
Yizhou 薑
Luocheng (Dongmen) 薑
Xuzhou 生薑, 薑
Yangzhou 生薑
Nanjing 生薑, 薑
Hefei 生薑
Singapore 薑
Dagudi (Maliba) 薑
Reshuitang (Longling) 薑
Mae Salong (Lancang) 薑
Mae Sai (Tengchong) 薑
Cantonese Guangzhou 薑, 生薑
Hong Kong 薑, 生薑
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 薑
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 薑
Macau 薑
Guangzhou (Panyu) 薑, 生薑
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 薑
Guangzhou (Conghua) 薑, 生薑
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 薑
Foshan 薑, 生薑
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 薑
Foshan (Shunde) 薑
Foshan (Sanshui) 薑
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 薑
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 薑
Zhuhai (Qianshan) 薑
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) 薑
Zhuhai (Doumen) 薑
Jiangmen (Baisha) 薑
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 薑
Taishan 薑乸, 薑
Kaiping (Chikan) 薑乸
Enping (Niujiang) 薑乸
Heshan (Yayao) 薑
Dongguan 薑
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 薑
Shaoguan 薑
Yunfu 薑乸
Yangjiang 老薑, 薑, 薑乸
Xinyi 薑, 生薑
Lianjiang 薑, 薑乸
Guiping (Jintian) 薑
Guiping (Jiangkou) 薑
Guiping (Madong) 薑
Baise 薑
Beihai 薑
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 薑
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 薑
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 薑
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 薑
Singapore (Guangfu) 薑
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 薑
Móng Cái 薑
Gan Nanchang 生薑, 薑
Pengze 生薑
Lichuan 薑
Pingxiang 薑
Hakka Meixian 薑嫲, 薑, 生薑
Dabu (Xihe) 薑
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 薑
Huiyang 薑嫲
Dongguan (Qingxi) 薑嫲
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 薑嫲
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 薑
Wuhua (Shuizhai) 薑
Wuhua (Huacheng) 薑嫲
Wuhua (Changbu) 薑嫲
Wuhua (Mianyang) 薑
Conghua (Lütian) 薑
Jiexi 薑嫲
Luhe 薑
Yudu 薑
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 薑嫲
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 薑嫲
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 薑嫲
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 薑嫲
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 薑嫲
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 薑嫲
Hong Kong 薑嫲
Sabah (Longchuan) 薑嫲
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) 薑
Senai (Huiyang) 薑
Singkawang 薑嫲
Pontianak (Meixian) 薑嫲
Huizhou Jixi 薑, 生薑
Jin Taiyuan 鮮薑, 薑
Datong 鮮薑
Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou) 鮮薑
Xinzhou 鮮薑
Hohhot 生薑
Northern Min Jian'ou 老薑, 薑
Eastern Min Fuzhou 薑母, 薑
Fuqing 薑母
Southern Min Xiamen 薑
Quanzhou 薑
Zhangzhou 薑
Taipei 薑
New Taipei (Sanxia) 薑
Kaohsiung 薑
Yilan 薑
Changhua (Lukang) 薑
Taichung 薑
Tainan 薑
Hsinchu 薑
Kinmen 薑
Penghu (Magong) 薑
Penang (Hokkien) 薑
Singapore (Hokkien) 薑
Manila (Hokkien) 薑
Pingnan (Pingtian) 薑
Guiping (Xiaowen) 薑
Guiping (Dongsheng) 薑
Guilin (Biyange) 薑
Chaozhou 薑
Bangkok (Teochew) 薑, ขิง
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 薑
Singapore (Teochew) 薑
Wenchang 薑母
Haikou 薑母
Puxian Min Putian 薑母
Xianyou 薑母
Central Min Yanping (Wangtai) 薑
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 薑
Binyang 薑
Northern Pinghua Guilin (Qianjing) 薑
Guilin (Liutang, Lingui) 薑
Lingchuan (Shuangzhou) 薑
Waxiang Guzhang (Gaofeng) 薑
Luxi (Lijiatian) 薑
Wu Shanghai 生薑, 薑
Shanghai (Chongming) 生薑
Suzhou 薑, 生薑
Danyang 生薑
Hangzhou 薑
Ningbo 生薑, 薑
Wenzhou 薑, 生薑
Jinhua 生薑
Xiang Changsha 薑, 生薑
Loudi 薑
Shuangfeng 生薑

Compounds edit

Descendants edit

  • → Lisu: ꓚꓬꓺ (tʃɑ̱), ꓚꓬꓮꓥꓺ (tʃɑ̱ŋ)
  • → Spanish: kion, kión
  • → Zhuang: gieng

References edit

Japanese edit

Kanji edit

薑

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. ginger

Readings edit

Compounds edit

Korean edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

Pronunciation edit

Hanja edit

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

Wikisource

薑 • (gang) (hangeul 강, revised gang, McCune–Reischauer kang, Yale kang)

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
薑

Han character edit

薑: Hán Nôm readings: gừng; khương; cưng

Noun edit

薑

  1. Nôm form of gừng (“ginger”).

References edit

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