煎 (zin1 | jian1) : fry in oil; simmer in water

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煎

zin1

jian1

[1] [v] fry in shallow oil; pan-fry
[2] [v] simmer in water; decoct
[3] [classifier] decoction (of herbal medicine)
[4] [v] torment; torture; suffer

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: 火 (#86)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

煎

This word has been viewed 7597 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th Dec 2014 09:12

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煎魚 zin1 jyu4*2 jian1 yu2 = to pan-fry a fish; pan-fried fish

煎餃 zin1 gaau2 jian1 jiao3 = fried dumpling

鹹煎餅 haam4 zin1 beng2 = a kind of cake

煎熬 zin1 ngou4 jian1 ao2 = suffering; torment; torture

煎堆 zin1 deoi1 = deep-fried rice ball with peanuts inside (Chee Cho) 粵

煎蛋 zin1 daan6*2 jian1 dan4 = fried egg

煎鍋 zin1 wo1 = frying pan, skillet

煎腸粉 zin1 coeng4*2 fan2 = fried rice roll

煎芋頭糕 zin1 wu6 tau4*2 gou1 = fried taro cake

煎蘿蔔糕 zin1 lo4 baak6 gou1 = fried Chinese radish cake
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 煎
Unicode code for this character: U+714e (off-site link)

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