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jiān

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jiān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiān | jian1
English translation
to pan fry
to sauté
to fry in fat or oil; to boil in water

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About jiān

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

jiān

Contains the radical

huǒ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

fire

Etymology of jiān

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

前灬

Semantic compound

huǒ

Phonetic compound

qián

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. huǒ represents the meaning and qián represents the sound.

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Example sentences using jiān

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zuò 煎蛋 jiān dàn bǐng bìng nán , dàn yǒu 窍门 qiàomén .

Making omelettes isn't difficult, but there's a knack to it.

快速 kuài sù ròu 油煎一下 yīxià ,保住 bǎo zhù 美味 měi wèi .

Fry quickly to seal in the flavor of the meat.

zài jiān 咸肉 xián ròu .

He is frying the bacon.

马上 mǎshàng jiù Néng 做好 jiān 蛋卷 dàn juǎn .

I can easily whip up an omelette.

diǎn le fèn jiān dàn .

She ordered a portion of fried eggs.

Words with jiān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
jiān to pan fry jiān
煎饼 jiān bǐng pancake煎餅
煎熬 jiān aó to suffer煎熬 jiān aó
煎蛋 jiān dàn fried egg煎蛋 jiān dàn
煎锅 jiān guō frying pan煎鍋
煎炒 jiān chǎo to lightly fry煎炒 jiān chǎo
熬煎 aó jiān suffering熬煎 aó jiān

jiān Decomposition & Compounds

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jiān Decomposition

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