Chinese Word: 芡 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

芡

Pinyin: qiàn

English Definition: Gorgon plant; fox nut (Gorgon euryale or Euryale ferox); makhana (Hindi)

Chinese Definition:
①一年生水草，茎叶有刺，亦称“鸡头”：芡实(芡的果实；种子的仁可食，经碾磨制成淀粉。亦称“鸡头米”)。芡粉。
②烹调时用淀粉加水调成的浓汁：勾芡。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 艸

Pictophonetic:欠 indicates the sound; 艹 (plant) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 欠 [ qiàn ] to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn

Similar Characters: 荧

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芡实	qiàn shí	Gorgon fruit; Semen euryales (botany); see also 鸡头米
勾芡	gōu qiàn	to thicken with cornstarch
芡粉	qiàn fěn	cornstarch; powder made from Gorgon fruit
粉芡	fěn qiàn	cooking starch; pasty mixture of starch and water

1		jiā rù 加入 xiè 蟹 jí 及 qiàn 芡 zhī 汁 chǎo 炒 zhì 至 rè 热 tòu 透。 Add crabs, sauce mix and heat through.
2		bǎ 把 qiàn 芡 zhī 汁 hùn hé 混合 hòu 后 zhǔ shóu 煮熟。 niàng 酿 kǔ guā 苦瓜 kě 可 dān dú 单独 shí yòng 食用 huò 或 diǎn 点 cǐ 此 jiàng zhī 酱汁。 Mix the sauce and stew until done. Balsam pears can be served alone or accompanied with this sauce mixture.
3		jié guǒ 结果 qiàn 芡 yè 叶， qiàn 芡 yè 叶 tàn 炭 kě 可 míng xiǎn 明显 suō duǎn 缩短 xiǎo shǔ 小鼠 níng xuè 凝血 shí jiān 时间。 Result The hemostasis time of mice can be obviously shortened.
4		mò yú 墨鱼 shú 熟 hòu 后， qǔ chū 取出 qiē 切 jiàn 件， lín 淋 shàng 上 qiàn 芡 zhī 汁， chèn rè 趁热 pǐn cháng 品尝。 Remove cuttlefish when cooked, slice and serve with the sauce.
5		jié lùn 结论 chū bù 初步 rèn wéi 认为 qiàn 芡 yè 叶 kě 可 zuò 做 wèi 为 xīn 新 yào yòng 药用 zī yuán 资源 jiā yǐ 加以 kāi fā 开发。 Conclusion The leaf of Qian can be used as new medical resources.

1		jiā rù 加入 xiè 蟹 jí 及 qiàn 芡 zhī 汁 chǎo 炒 zhì 至 rè 热 tòu 透。 Add crabs, sauce mix and heat through.
2		bǎ 把 qiàn 芡 zhī 汁 hùn hé 混合 hòu 后 zhǔ shóu 煮熟。 niàng 酿 kǔ guā 苦瓜 kě 可 dān dú 单独 shí yòng 食用 huò 或 diǎn 点 cǐ 此 jiàng zhī 酱汁。 Mix the sauce and stew until done. Balsam pears can be served alone or accompanied with this sauce mixture.
3		jié guǒ 结果 qiàn 芡 yè 叶， qiàn 芡 yè 叶 tàn 炭 kě 可 míng xiǎn 明显 suō duǎn 缩短 xiǎo shǔ 小鼠 níng xuè 凝血 shí jiān 时间。 Result The hemostasis time of mice can be obviously shortened.
4		mò yú 墨鱼 shú 熟 hòu 后， qǔ chū 取出 qiē 切 jiàn 件， lín 淋 shàng 上 qiàn 芡 zhī 汁， chèn rè 趁热 pǐn cháng 品尝。 Remove cuttlefish when cooked, slice and serve with the sauce.
5		jié lùn 结论 chū bù 初步 rèn wéi 认为 qiàn 芡 yè 叶 kě 可 zuò 做 wèi 为 xīn 新 yào yòng 药用 zī yuán 资源 jiā yǐ 加以 kāi fā 开发。 Conclusion The leaf of Qian can be used as new medical resources.