酱

• 拼音: jiàng
• 汉字拆解: 酱 = 酉 (wine vessel/fermentation) + 将, fermented sauce

含义

Sauce; paste; jam; a thick condiment.

A general term for thick sauces and pastes used in cooking. Includes bean paste (豆瓣酱), peanut butter (花生酱), and fruit jams (果酱). Central to Chinese cuisine for seasoning.

例句

1. 这道菜需要用甜面酱来调味，味道才正宗。
2. 她早餐喜欢在面包上涂一层厚厚的草莓酱。
3. 东北菜很多都离不开大酱，那是当地的特色调料。

用法指南

语境: cooking, food, everyday

语气: casual

正确说法

• 这个酱太咸了。(This sauce is too salty.)
• 你喜欢什么口味的酱？(What flavor sauce do you like?)

错误说法

• 把液体调味品称为酱 (酱 implies thickness — thin liquids like 醋 or 生抽 aren't 酱)

起源与历史

Pictophonetic: 酉 (wine vessel, relating to fermentation) + 将 (phonetic). Sauces traditionally involved fermentation.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal