酱 jiàng
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 酉 — wine
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
酱
jiàng
sauce, paste; to sauce
Character
Example phrases
- 这道菜的酱太咸，盖住了蔬菜本身的味道。 Zhè dào cài de jiàng tài xián, gàizhù le shūcài běnshēn de wèidào. The sauce in this dish is too salty and covers the flavour of the vegetables themselves.
- 妈妈自己做了一罐辣酱，拿来配面条很好吃。 Māma zìjǐ zuò le yí guàn là jiàng, ná lái pèi miàntiáo hěn hǎochī. Mom made a jar of chili sauce herself, and it is delicious with noodles.
- 他在面包上抹了一层果酱，然后喝了一杯牛奶。 Tā zài miànbāo shàng mǒ le yì céng guǒjiàng, ránhòu hē le yì bēi niúnǎi. He spread a layer of jam on the bread and then drank a glass of milk.