江 (Jiāng)

surname Jiang; (bound form) Yangtze River; (bound form) Jiangsu Provin

HSK 3.1 level 4
6 strokes

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 工 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“江，水。出蜀湔氐徼外崏山，入海。从水，工聲。”

Components

氵 (meaning) — 氵 is a component form of 水.
工 (sound)