醬

jiàng

any jam-like or paste-like food

How to write 醬, stroke by stroke

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

Pictophonetic: semantic 酉 (wine), phonetic 將

Made of 將 + 酉

果醬guǒ jiàngjam
花生醬huā shēng jiàngpeanut butter
番茄醬fān qié jiàngketchup; tomato sauce
醬油jiàng yóusoy sauce
魚子醬yú zǐ jiàngcaviar
蛋黃醬dàn huáng jiàngmayonnaise
肉醬ròu jiàngminced meat sauce; (fig.) mincemeat; a person cut to pieces
炸醬麵zhá jiàng miànzhajiang mian, thick wheat noodles served with ground pork simmered in salty fermented soybean paste (or other sauce)
辣椒醬là jiāo jiàngred pepper paste; chili sauce
千島醬qiān dǎo jiàngthousand island dressing
塔塔醬tǎ tǎ jiàngtartar sauce
打醬油dǎ jiàng yóuto buy soy sauce; it's none of my business ("I’m just here to buy some soy sauce")

我想要醬料放在旁邊。
wǒ xiǎng yào jiàng liào fàng zài páng biān 。
I'd like the sauce on the side.
我吃了魚子醬。
wǒ chī le yú zǐ jiàng 。
I ate caviar.
她用蘋果做了果醬。
tā yòng pín guǒ zuò le guǒ jiàng 。
She made jam from the apples.
混合米、蛋跟醬油。
hùn hé mǐ 、 dàn gēn jiàng yóu 。
Mix the rice and eggs with soy sauce.
你想再來些醬汁嗎？
nǐ xiǎng zài lái xiē jiàng zhī má ？
Would you like some more gravy?