Ideographic: Simplified form of 薑; grass 艹 provides the meaning while 畺 provides the pronunciationRadical:

meaning for jiāng:

  • - gingerfresh gingerturmericJiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie directorheroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his bodydried ginger