(jiāng)

HSK 7-919 strokes
Readingsjiāngqiáng

border

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
jiāng / qiáng
Meaning
border; boundary
Strokes
19
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰⿹弓土畺

A bow 弓 and arrow 土 used to defend a border 畺; 畺 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

19 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

biānjiāng
HSK 7-9

border area

Open 边疆 page →
běijiāng

northern Xinjiang (north of the Tian Shan mountains 天山[Tian1 Shan1])

Open 北疆 page →
nánjiāng

Southern Xinjiang

Open 南疆 page →
jiāng

DJI, Chinese technology company

Open 大疆 page →
xīnjiāng

see 新疆维吾尔自治区

Open 新疆 page →
dōngjiāng

East Xinjiang

Open 东疆 page →
hǎijiāng

coastal border region

Open 海疆 page →
jiāng

territory

Open 疆土 page →

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