僵

jiāng

adjective HSK 7 #9,541

Meanings

1 stiff
2 rigid
3 numb
4 deadlocked

Characters

stiff; rigid; deadlocked

Examples

我的手指冻僵了。

Wǒ de shǒuzhǐ dòng jiāng le.

My fingers are frozen stiff.

气氛一下子僵了。

Qìfēn yīxiàzi jiāng le.

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Tips

memory

僵 has the person radical 亻 next to 畺 (boundary). Think of a person who has become as rigid as a boundary wall — frozen stiff.

Stroke Order

僵 jiāng