醬 (zoeng3 | jiang4) : paste, jam; sauce

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醬

zoeng3

jiang4

[1] soyabean sauce; soya [2] food in the form of a paste; jam; any jam-like or paste-like food

Stroke count: 18

Level: 4

Radical: 酉 (#164)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

醬 / 酱

This word has been viewed 8787 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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醬油 zoeng3 jau4 jiang4 you2 = soya sauce; soy sauce 國

花生醬 faa1 sang1 zoeng3 = peanut butter

酸辣醬 syun1 laat6 zoeng3 suan1 la4 jiang4 = hot and sour sauce; chutney

辣醬 laat6 zoeng3 la4 jiang4 = hot sauce

沙律醬 saa1 leot6*2 zoeng3 = salad dressing

蛋黃醬 daan6*2 wong4*2 zoeng3 dan4 huang2 jiang4 = mayonnaise

果醬 gwo2 zoeng3 guo3 jiang4 = jam

酸乳酪醬 syun1 jyu5 lok3 zoeng3 suan1 ru3 lao4 jiang4 = yoghurt; yogurt

蝦醬 haa1 zoeng3 = shrimp paste

辣椒醬 laat6 ziu1 zoeng3 la4 jiao1 jiang4 = chili sauce
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 醬
Unicode code for this character: U+91AC (off-site link)

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