酱

jiàng

any jam-like or paste-like food

How to write 酱, stroke by stroke

thick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste; jam

Pictophonetic: semantic 酉 (wine), phonetic 丬

Made of 丬 + 夕 + 酉

果酱guǒ jiàngjam
花生酱huā shēng jiàngpeanut butter
番茄酱fān qié jiàngketchup; tomato sauce
酱油jiàng yóusoy sauce
鱼子酱yú zǐ jiàngcaviar
蛋黄酱dàn huáng jiàngmayonnaise
肉酱ròu jiàngminced meat sauce; (fig.) mincemeat; a person cut to pieces
炸酱面zhá jiàng miànzhajiang mian, thick wheat noodles served with ground pork simmered in salty fermented soybean paste (or other sauce)
辣椒酱là jiāo jiàngred pepper paste; chili sauce
千岛酱qiān dǎo jiàngthousand island dressing
塔塔酱tǎ tǎ jiàngtartar sauce
打酱油dǎ jiàng yóuto buy soy sauce; it's none of my business ("I’m just here to buy some soy sauce")

把米饭和鸡蛋及酱油混一下。
bǎ mǐ fàn hé jī dàn jí jiàng yóu hùn yí xià 。
Mix the rice and eggs with soy sauce.
她用苹果来做果酱。
tā yòng píng guǒ lái zuò guǒ jiàng 。
She used the apples to make the jam.
不是血，是番茄酱。
bú shì xuè ， shì fān qié jiàng 。
It's not blood - it's ketchup.
记得买蛋黄酱。
jì de mǎi dàn huáng jiàng 。
Remember to buy mayonnaise.
他的衬衫被酱汁弄脏了。
tā de chèn shān bèi jiàng zhī nòng zāng le 。
His shirt was stained with sauce.