jiāng

rigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse)

Radical: 亻 HSK 8 a, ad pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

僵 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 僵

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 僵.

僵住
jiāng zhù
motionless
僵化
jiāng huà
to become rigid
僵卧
jiāng wò
to lie rigid and motionless
僵尸
jiāng shī
gyonshi
僵局
jiāng jú
impasse
僵持
jiāng chí
to be deadlocked
僵直
jiāng zhí
僵硬
jiāng yìng
stiff
冻僵
dòng jiāng
尸僵
shī jiāng
rigor mortis
弄僵
nòng jiāng
to bring to deadlock
直僵
zhí jiāng
rigid

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