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  zin1   jyutping
  jian1 jian3 jian4   pinyin
[1] fry in fat or oil; pan-fried [2] [v] decoct [3] [v] torment; kill (figuratively)

Stroke count: 13
Level: 4
Radical: (#86)
This character was last edited on 10th Jul 2008

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detail  zin1 jyu4*2  jian1 yu2 = to pan-fry a fish; pan-fried fish
detail  haam4 zin1 beng2   = a kind of cake
detail  zin1 ngou4   = suffering; torment; torture
detail  zin1 deoi1   = deep-fried rice ball with peanuts inside
detail  zin1 daan2   = fried egg; sunny-side up egg
detail  zin1 wo1   = frying pan, skillet
detail  zin1 gaau2   = fried dumpling
detail  zin1 coeng4*2 fan2   = fried rice roll
detail  zin1 wu6 tau4*2 gou1   = fried taro cake
detail  zin1 lo4 baak6 gou1   = fried Chinese radish cake
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