variant of 薑|姜[jiang1]

ginger ale

gingerbread

see 姜堰區|姜堰区[Jiang1 yan4 Qu1]

Jiang Rong (1946-), pseudonym of Lü Jiamin 呂嘉民|吕嘉民[Lu:3 Jia1 min2], Chinese writer

Jiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie director

turmeric

Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]

Jiangyan, a district of Taizhou City 泰州市[Tai4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu

see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]

Jiang Shinian (c. 2000 BC), birth name of Shennong 神農|神农[Sheng2 nong2] Farmer God, first of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] and creator of agriculture in China

ginger (color)

see 薑還是老的辣|姜还是老的辣[jiang1 hai2 shi4 lao3 de5 la4]

ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom); the older, the wiser

Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose