姜

• 병음: jiāng
• 한자 분석: 姜 = 羊 (sheep, phonetic) + 女 (woman) — surname character also used for ginger; variant 薑 shows 艹 (grass) + 畺 (phonetic)

뜻

생강

Essential ingredient in Chinese cuisine, used fresh, dried, or pickled. In traditional medicine, ginger warms the body and aids digestion. The saying 姜还是老的辣 (older ginger is spicier) means experienced people are more capable. Can refer to the plant itself or the harvested root.

예문

1. 这道菜需要加几片姜去腥。
2. 冬天喝姜茶可以驱寒暖身。
3. 农贸市场的老姜比超市的新姜辣多了。

사용 가이드

맥락: cooking, medicine, daily life

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 炒菜时先放姜爆香。(When stir-frying, add ginger first to release its fragrance.)
• 姜还是老的辣，还是听听前辈的意见吧。(Older ginger is spicier — let's hear what the seniors have to say.)

피해야 할 표현

• 混淆姜和生姜的用法 (姜 and 生姜 both mean ginger, but 生姜 specifically emphasizes fresh ginger as opposed to dried 干姜; use 生姜 in recipes requiring fresh)

기원과 역사

A pictophonetic character with 艹 (grass radical) indicating it is a plant, and 畺 as the phonetic component. Ginger has been cultivated in China for over 2,500 years.

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal