Chinese Word: 煎 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

煎HSK 6

Pinyin: jiān

English Definition: to pan fry; to sauté

Chinese Definition:
①熬：煎药。煎熬。
②烹饪方法，把食物放在少量的热油里弄熟：煎鱼。
③量词，指中药煎汁的次数：头煎。二煎。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 火

Pictophonetic:前 indicates the sound; 灬 (fire) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 前 [ qián ] in front, forward; former, preceding
- 灬 [ huǒ ] fire

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煎熬	jiān áo	to suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal; suffering; torture; torment
煎饼	jiān bǐng	jianbing, a savory Chinese crêpe; pancake; Classifiers: 张
熬煎HSK 6	áo jiān	suffering; torture
煎炒HSK 6	jiān chǎo	to lightly fry
煎炸油	jiān zhá yóu	frying oil

1		nǐ 你 yǒu shí 有时 huì 会 jiān 煎 shuǐ jiǎo 水饺 ma 吗？ Do you ever fry dumplings?
2		tā 她 tè bié 特别 xǐ huan 喜欢 chī 吃 jiān 煎 lú yú 鲈鱼。 She loves pan-fried perch.
3		tā 她 zài 在 jiā lǐ 家里 zuò 做 le 了 jiān bǐng guǒ zǐ 煎饼果子 zuò wéi 作为 zǎo fàn 早饭。 She made Chinese pancakes for breakfast at home.
4		zhè jiā 这家 fàn diàn 饭店 de 的 shēng jiān 生煎 hé 和 kǎo yā 烤鸭 fàn 饭 hěn 很 hào chī 好吃。 The pan-fried dumplings and roasted duck box lunch at this restaurant are very tasty.
5		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 zài 在 jiān dàn 煎蛋 lǐ jiā 里加 yì xiē 一些 huǒ tuǐ 火腿 lì 粒， wèi dao 味道 gèng hǎo 更好。 I like to add ham pieces to my fried eggs, it makes them taste better.

1		nǐ 你 yǒu shí 有时 huì 会 jiān 煎 shuǐ jiǎo 水饺 ma 吗？ Do you ever fry dumplings?
2		tā 她 tè bié 特别 xǐ huan 喜欢 chī 吃 jiān 煎 lú yú 鲈鱼。 She loves pan-fried perch.
3		tā 她 zài 在 jiā lǐ 家里 zuò 做 le 了 jiān bǐng guǒ zǐ 煎饼果子 zuò wéi 作为 zǎo fàn 早饭。 She made Chinese pancakes for breakfast at home.
4		zhè jiā 这家 fàn diàn 饭店 de 的 shēng jiān 生煎 hé 和 kǎo yā 烤鸭 fàn 饭 hěn 很 hào chī 好吃。 The pan-fried dumplings and roasted duck box lunch at this restaurant are very tasty.
5		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 zài 在 jiān dàn 煎蛋 lǐ jiā 里加 yì xiē 一些 huǒ tuǐ 火腿 lì 粒， wèi dao 味道 gèng hǎo 更好。 I like to add ham pieces to my fried eggs, it makes them taste better.