| 江 | 979B00 63A.30-3 | 部居  | 畫數 6 | ㄐㄧㄤ [jiang1] | ||
| N. | (1) A river: 長江 the Yangtse River; 大江東去，江水東流 eastward flows the Yangtse; 江河行地 as immutable as the rivers; gravitate downwards 江河日下 fast deteriorating, going from bad to worse; 江口，江心，江邊 (江畔) the mouth, the middle, the bank, of a river. (2) A surname. | |||||
| Words | 1. 江表 [jiang1biao3], n., regions south of the Yangtse. 2. 江防 [jiang1fang2], n., flood control or defense works on the Yangtse. 3. 江干 [jiang1gan1], n., (LL) riverside. 4. 江  [jiang1gao1], n., (LL) river bank.5. 江湖 [jiang1hu2], (1) n., 走江湖 or 江湖客 live life of adventurer, boxer, salesman, etc.; n., 江湖醫生 a quack; (2) ([jiang1hu0]) adj., wise in the ways of the world, slippery, untrustworthy. 6. 江蘺 [jiang1li2], n., (bot.) Gracilaria confervoides. 7. 江米 [jiang1mi3], n., glutinous rice. 8. 江南 [jiang1nan2], n., regions south of the Yangtse. 9. 江山 [jiang1shan1], n., the national territory or authority over it: 得（失）江山 capture (lose) political power. 10. 江鄉 [jiang1xiang1], n., a river or lake district. 11. 江瑤 [jiang1yao2]1, n., usu. 江瑤柱 edible ligament of a shellfish, Pinna japonica. 12. 江珧 [jiang1yao2]2, n., ditto. | |||||