豉 (si6 | chi3) : fermented soybean

Remove Adverts and gain lots of extra features
What is this page showing me?

豉

si6

chi3

fermented soybean; pickled black bean

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: (#151)

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

豉

Don't confuse with:
鼓

This word has been viewed 6619 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Dec 2014 13:16

Output this character as a high resolution image

豉油 si6 jau4/4*2 = soya sauce; soy sauce 粵

麵豉湯 min6 si6*2 tong1 = miso soup 粵

豆豉 dau6 si6 dou4 chi3 = fermented black soybean

蠔豉 hou4 si6*2 = dried oysters

豉汁排骨 si6 zap1 paai4 gwat1 = pork chop in black bean and chili sauce 粵

豉汁蒸殼蠔 si6 zap1 zing1 hok3 hou4 = steamed fresh oysters with black bean sauce 粵

豉油皇雞絲炒麵 si6 jau4 wong4 gai1 si1 caau2 min6 = stir fried noodles with soy sauce and chicken

豉油雞 si6 jau4 gai1 = soy sauce chicken

豆豉鯪魚 dau6 si6 leng4 jyu4*2 = dace fish and preserved black beans

豉椒 si6 ziu1 = pepper and black bean sauce
See all 14 compounds

Legend
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.

Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/274/]豉[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/274/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">豉</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 豉
Unicode code for this character: U+8c49 (off-site link)

Search CantoDict (safe search is on)

Please note, CantoDict currently supports searching for Simplified Chinese, but results will be returned in Traditional Chinese.

Hide Written and Spoken Hide Written 國 Hide Spoken粵

This page shows, from top to bottom:

a large version of the character in a traditional script font which you may need to install

: the Cantonese Jyutping romanisation (pronunciation) Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu^4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.

: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin.
a detailed description of all the meanings
the number of strokes needed to write the character correctly
our arbitrarily assigned difficulty level
a smaller version of the character in a computerised, printed font, along with the PRC simplified version if applicable
a list of characters which look similar and are therefore possible sources of confusion (where relevant)
a list of compound words that use this character, ordered by difficulty level.
(we would really appreciate new volunteers to add some more compound words to the database so please post to the CantoDict forum if you would like to spend an occasional 10 mins or so helping)


Characters \| Words \| Sentences \| Chinese Translation \| Chinese Tests \| Forums \| Search Customise CantoDict \| My Vocab Lists \| Useful Reports and Stats \| CantoDict Forum