the root of the ginger plant used in cooking as a spice 姜 
a teaspoon of ground ginger 一茶匙姜粉 - (British English)
ginger biscuits 姜味饼干
a light orange-brown colour 姜黄色
Word Originlate Old English gingifer, conflated in Middle English with Old French gingimbre, from medieval Latin gingiber, from Greek zingiberis, from Pali (an ancient Indian language) siṅgivera, of Dravidian origin.