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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *江* | 江* | *江
river / CL: 條|条,
HSK 4
it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom) / you can't change who you are / Can the leopard change his spots?
red algae / Gracilaria, several species, some edible / Japanese ogonori
Yangtze and Yellow rivers
river
south of Changjiang or Yangtze river / south of the lower reaches of Changjiang / often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces / a province during Qing times / in literature, refers to the sunny south / Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea)
Jiangbei, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆 / Jiangbei, a district of Ningbo City 寧波市|宁波市, Zhejiang
polished glutinous rice
rivers and mountains / landscape / country / state power
Jiangning district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
Gyangzê town and county, Tibetan: Rgyal rtse, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
Jiang Qing (1914-1991), Mao Zedong's fourth wife and leader of the Gang of Four
Jiangkou, a county in Tongren City 銅仁市|铜仁市, Guizhou
Jiangxi Province, capital Nanchang 南昌市 (abbr. to 灨|赣)
Jiangpu county, old name of Pukou district 浦口區|浦口区 of Nanjing, Jiangsu
Edo (old name of Tokyo)
Jiangning district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
Jiangling county in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州, Hubei
Jiangnan District of Nanning city 南寧市|南宁市, Guangxi / Gangnam District, Seoul
river bank
(idiom) infamous pirate; (by extension) notorious bandit or robber
swindler / itinerant con-man
Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom) / fig. to have used up one's creative powers / to have writer's block
Jianghan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市, Hubei
Jiangxia district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市, Hubei
Jiangcheng, a district of Yangjiang City 陽江市|阳江市, Guangdong
Jiangling county in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州, Hubei
Jiangyin, a county-level city in Wuxi City 無錫市|无锡市, Jiangsu
Jiangyong county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan
Jiangxia district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市, Hubei
Jianghan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市, Hubei
Jiangyou prefecture-level city in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳, north Sichuan
Jiangmen, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省
patchwork of waterways, esp. in Jiangsu
Jiangyang district of Luzhou city 瀘州市|泸州市, Sichuan
Jiangshan, a county-level city in Quzhou City 衢州市, Zhejiang
glutinous rice wine / fermented glutinous rice
Jianghai, a district of Jiangmen City 江門市|江门市, Guangdong
river water
Jiangsu and Zhejiang (abbr. for 江蘇|江苏 + 浙江)
unlicensed doctor; quack; back-alley or itinerant practitioner
Jiang'an county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾, Sichuan
Gyangzê county, Tibetan: Rgyal rtse rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County in Pu'er 普洱市, Yunnan
Jiang Ping (1920-), academic lawyer, writer on ethnicity and legal systems
Jiang'an district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市, Hubei
river steamer
river dolphin
see 江北區|江北区 / Chongqing's main airport
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *江* | 江* | *江
surname Jiang / (bound form) Yangtze River / (bound form) Jiangsu Province (abbr. for 江蘇|江苏)
the surface of the river
rivers and lakes / all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc; demimonde / (in modern times) triads; secret gangster societies; underworld
rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse / deteriorating day by day
riverbank
Jiangyuan district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin
river source
(seafood) adductor muscle of a scallop or pen shell
Jiang'an district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市, Hubei
Jiangyou prefecture-level city in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳, north Sichuan
Jiangpu county, old name of Pukou district 浦口區|浦口区 of Nanjing, Jiangsu
Gangwon Province of Korea during Joseon Dynasty / Kangwon province of North Korea / Gangwon province in northeast South Korea, capital Chuncheon 春川
Jiangyong county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan
river / river flow / current
Jiang Zemin (1926–2022), politician, president of PRC 1993–2003
Jiangcheng Hani and Yi autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱, Yunnan
Four great southern talents of the Ming, namely: Tang Bohu 唐伯虎, Zhu Zhishan 祝枝山, Wen Zhengming 文徵明|文征明 and Xu Zhenqing 徐禎卿|徐祯卿
Jiang Zemin's 江澤民|江泽民 eight propositions on developing relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits, presented in a 1995 speech
Jianghuai Mandarin
rivers, lakes and oceans / bodies of water
Jiangnan University (in Jiangsu Province)
special technique / trick of the trade / knack
name of Qing dynasty province covering south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces, with capital at Nanjing
Jiang'an county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾, Sichuan
rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder
Jiangzhou, a district of Chongzuo City 崇左市, Guangxi
Jiangjin, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆
itinerant entertainer
Jiangyuan district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin
Jianghua Yaozu autonomous county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan
Jianghua Yaozu autonomous county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan
Jiangsu Province, capital Nanjing 南京市 (abbr. to 蘇|苏)
Chinese river dolphin, Lipotes vexillifer


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