The character 酱 — “sauce”: how to write it and what it means
sauce, paste
The Chinese character 酱 is read jiàng and means “sauce, paste”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 酱
酱 has 13 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 酱, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
What 酱 is made of
Below, 酉 “wine jar”: sauce is made by fermentation. On top, a shortened 将 jiāng hints at the reading, as it also does in 奖 jiǎng.
The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.
Words with 酱
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 酱?
酱 has 13 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 酱 mean?
酱 means “sauce, paste”. It appears in 酱油 (“soy sauce”).
How do you pronounce 酱?
酱 is read jiàng. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 酱 have?
13 strokes.
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 酱 yourself
In the lessons you write characters stroke by stroke with a finger or a mouse, and the course checks the order. You can start for free, no sign-up needed.
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