jiāng

variant of 僵[jiang1]

person (亻) + sound (畺) = a person gone stiff

畺 gives the sound jiāng; the person radical anchors the meaning in a human state — a body gone stiff, rigid, or frozen.

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A boundaryPhonetic

天气太冷,他的手都了。

tiān qì tài lěng, tā de shǒu dōu jiāng le。

The weather is too cold, his hands have gone stiff.

两人谈判陷入局,谁也不让步。

liǎng rén tán pàn xiàn rù jiāng jú, shuí yě bù ràng bù。

The negotiations between the two fell into a deadlock, with neither side giving ground.

Words with 僵

闹僵

nào jiāng

(of a relationship or situation) to become strained and tense

僵尸车

jiāng shī chē

(coll.) abandoned car

僵持

jiāng chí

to be deadlocked

僵住

jiāng zhù

motionless

僵住症

jiāng zhù zhèng

catalepsy

僵化

jiāng huà

to become rigid

僵固性

jiāng gù xìng

rigidity

僵局

jiāng jú

impasse

僵尸网络

jiāng shī wǎng luò

botnet

僵直

jiāng zhí

stiff

僵硬

jiāng yìng

stiff; rigid

僵卧

jiāng wò

to lie rigid and motionless

More characters with 亻