蒋 (jiǎng) — (surname) Jiang
Definition
Examples
- 蒋。jiǎng Xiān sheng shì zhè jiā gōng sī de chuàng shǐ rén.Mr. Jiang is the founder of this company.
- 蒋？Nǐ dú guò jiǎng wěi yuán de bào dào ma?Have you read the report about Commissioner Jiang?
- 蒋，。Wǒ xìng jiǎng, bú xìng wáng.My surname is Jiang, not Wang.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 蔣; 蒋 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
艸艸cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
將
將jiāng蔣Jiǎng
Same sound today
The traditional form 蔣 pairs 艸 (grass) with 將, which supplies the sound; the simplified 蒋 is a later abbreviation.
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