Chinese Word: 腌 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

腌 (Trad.: 醃)

Pinyin: yān

English Definition: to salt; to pickle; to cure (meat); to marinate

Chinese Definition:
①用盐浸渍食物：腌肉。腌菜。腌制。腌渍。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 肉

Ideographic:Meat ⺼ left 奄 in salt; 奄 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- ⺼ meat, flesh; organic compound
- 奄 [ yǎn ] to remain, to tarry; feeble

Similar Characters: 腤

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腌制	yān zhì	marinated; to make by pickling, salting or curing
腌肉	yān ròu	salt pork; bacon; marinaded meat; cured meat
腌渍	yān zì	to pickle; cured; salted
腌汁	yān zhī	marinade (sauce)
腌泡	yān pào	to marinade

1		ròu 肉 yān 腌 le 了 qi lai 起来， yǐ 以 bèi 备 rì hòu 日后 shí yòng 食用。 The meat was salted away for future use.
2		yín ěr 银耳 jiā rù 加入 tiáo wèi 调味 bàn yún 拌匀， yān 腌 bàn xiǎo shí 半小时。 Marinate snow fungus with seasoning for half an hour.
3		zhè yàng 这样 jiù 就 pái chú 排除 le 了 yān 腌 hú jiāo 胡椒 de 的 kě néng xìng 可能性， chú fēi 除非 tā 它 shì 是 xīn xiān 新鲜 de 的。 This would eliminate pickled jalapenos, unless they are made fresh.
4		bǐ jiào 比较 pián yi 便宜 de 的 ròu 肉 kě yǐ 可以 yān 腌 huò 或 yòng 用 màn huǒ 慢火 zhǔ 煮， tā men 它们 shì 是 róu ruǎn 柔软 de 的。 Less expensive meats can be marinated and slow cooked, so they' re tender.
5		wǒ bù zhī dào 我不知道 lǐ miàn 里面 shì bu shì 是不是 yǒu 有 jī ròu 鸡肉， dàn 但 fàng 放 le 了 tài duō 太多 de 的 cù 醋 yān pào cài 腌泡菜。 I'm not sure about any chicken but there was enough vinegar to pickle a conker.

1		ròu 肉 yān 腌 le 了 qi lai 起来， yǐ 以 bèi 备 rì hòu 日后 shí yòng 食用。 The meat was salted away for future use.
2		yín ěr 银耳 jiā rù 加入 tiáo wèi 调味 bàn yún 拌匀， yān 腌 bàn xiǎo shí 半小时。 Marinate snow fungus with seasoning for half an hour.
3		zhè yàng 这样 jiù 就 pái chú 排除 le 了 yān 腌 hú jiāo 胡椒 de 的 kě néng xìng 可能性， chú fēi 除非 tā 它 shì 是 xīn xiān 新鲜 de 的。 This would eliminate pickled jalapenos, unless they are made fresh.
4		bǐ jiào 比较 pián yi 便宜 de 的 ròu 肉 kě yǐ 可以 yān 腌 huò 或 yòng 用 màn huǒ 慢火 zhǔ 煮， tā men 它们 shì 是 róu ruǎn 柔软 de 的。 Less expensive meats can be marinated and slow cooked, so they' re tender.
5		wǒ bù zhī dào 我不知道 lǐ miàn 里面 shì bu shì 是不是 yǒu 有 jī ròu 鸡肉， dàn 但 fàng 放 le 了 tài duō 太多 de 的 cù 醋 yān pào cài 腌泡菜。 I'm not sure about any chicken but there was enough vinegar to pickle a conker.