The left side of the ancient character "江" was the pictograph of "水" (water) which indicated "江"is related to "水", and the right side "工" had the function of pronunciation. However, the current pronunciations of "江" and "工" vary quite drastically. Initially "江" referred to the Yangtze River, a proper term. Later, it became a general term of grand rivers.
字义:
large river; the Yangtze River
组词:
长江:chángjiāng/ the Yangtze River
江水:jiāngshuǐ/ river water
江边:jiāngbiān/by the river; the bank of river
江南:jiāngnán/ regions south of the Yangtze River
江山:jiāngshān/ rivers and mountains; land; landscape; country
例句:
1.大雨之后,江水泛滥。 Dàyǔ zhīhòu, jiāngshuǐ fànlàn. Following heavy rains, the river was flooded.
2.重庆坐落在长江和嘉陵江边。 Chóngqìng zuòluò zài Chángjiāng hé Jiālíngjiāng biān. Chongqing is situated by the Yangtze River and Jialing River.
3.这是一座具有1700多年历史的江南古城。 Zhèshì yízuò jùyǒu yìqiān qībǎi duō nián lìshǐ de jiāngnán gǔchéng. This is a southern city with a history of over 1, 700 years.