| 姜 | [ jiāng ] surname Jiang |
| 姜 | [ jiāng ] variant of 薑|姜[jiang1] |
| 姜太公 | [ jiāng taì gōng ] see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2] |
| 姜太公釣魚，願者上鉤 | [ jiāng taì gōng yú yuàn zhě shàng goū ] 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 |
| 姜子牙 | [ jiāng zǐ yá ] 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] |
| 姜戎 | [ jiāng róng ] Jiang Rong (1946-), pseudonym of Lü Jiamin 呂嘉民|吕嘉民[Lu:3 Jia1 min2], Chinese writer |
| 姜文 | [ jiāng wén ] Jiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie director |
| 姜石年 | [ jiāng shí nián ] 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 |
| ⇒ 孟姜女 | [ mèng jiāng nǚ ] heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body |
