绛 (jiàng): deep red; crimson

Meanings

1 deep red; crimson

Characters

绛

jiàng

deep red; crimson

Examples

夕阳把半边天染成了绛色。

Xīyáng bǎ bàn biān tiān rǎn chéng le jiàng sè.

The setting sun dyed half the sky a deep crimson.

先生在绛色帷帐后讲学。

Xiānsheng zài jiàng sè wéizhàng hòu jiǎngxué.

The scholar lectured behind a crimson curtain.

Tips

history

Capitalised, 绛 was the capital of the state of Jin during the Spring and Autumn period, in present-day Shanxi. The reading is the same as the colour word, so the place sense is just one specific use of the same character.

Components

radical

纟 sī

silk; thread

The silk radical, the left-side form of 糸. It links 绛 to dyed silk, since colour words for cloth carry this radical.

phonetic

夅 jiàng

to descend

Supplies the sound jiàng. It is the same phonetic seen in 降 and 洚, contributing pronunciation rather than meaning here.

Stroke Order

绛 jiàng

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