Wiktionary

薑

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

Translingual

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Han character

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

Derived characters

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References

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  • 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

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

Glyph origin

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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

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

Pronunciation

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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/
Bernhard
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

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薑

  1. ginger

Synonyms

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Dialectal synonyms of 薑 (“ginger”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 薑
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 薑
Taiwan 薑
Harbin 薑
Singapore 薑
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 薑, 鮮薑, 黃薑
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 薑, 生薑
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 薑
Wanrong 薑, 生薑
Zhengzhou 薑
Xi'an 生薑, 薑
Xuzhou 生薑, 薑
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 生薑
Bayanhot 洋辣子
Lanzhou 生薑
Ürümqi 生薑
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 生薑, 薑
Wuhan 生薑, 薑
Guiyang 生薑
Guilin 薑
Liuzhou 薑
Nanning (Wuming) 薑
Hechi (Yizhou) 薑
Luocheng (Dongmen) 薑
Dagudi (Maliba) 薑
Reshuitang (Longling) 薑
Mae Salong (Lancang) 薑
Mae Sai (Tengchong) 薑
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 生薑, 薑
Yangzhou 生薑
Hefei 生薑
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, Xiangzhou) 薑
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; 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
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) 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 Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) 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

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Descendants

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

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Kanji

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薑

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. ginger

Readings

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  • Go-on: こう (kō)
  • Kan-on: きょう (kyō)
  • Kun: はじかみ (hajikami)

Compounds

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Korean

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Hanja

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Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

Wikisource

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

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Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term
薑

Han character

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薑: Hán Nôm readings: gừng; khương; cưng

Noun

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薑

  1. Nôm form of gừng (“ginger”).

References

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