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CHINESE CHARACTER

jiān

煎

煎

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to pan fry

Numbered pinyin
jian1
English meanings
to pan fry, to sauté

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 前; bottom 灬.

  • Top

    前
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    • Top

      ⿱
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    • Bottom

      刖
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  • Bottom

    灬

Meaning & sound clues

灬 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “fire”.

前 is identified as the sound component (qián). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 煎.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱前灬

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    jiān煎jīdàn鸡蛋。

    Fry eggs.

  2. 02

    jiān煎yú鱼。

    Pan-fry fish.

  3. 03

    xiǎo小huǒ火màn慢jiān煎。

    Fry on low heat.

  4. 04

    sè色xiāngwèi香味jù俱quán全。

    Delicious and appetizing.

  5. 05

    zhùyì注意huǒhou火候。

    Mind the heat.

  6. 06

    měiwèi美味kěkǒu可口。

    Tasty.

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