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煎
jiān
1. to pan fry
2. to sauté
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 6% ✏️ 13 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

煎
jiān
to fry in fat or oil; to boil in water
HSK 6 13 丶

Compound Words (18)

焙煎
bèijiān
to dry and roast over a low fire (tea, chestnuts, seaweed etc)
煎炒
jiānchǎo
to lightly fry
煎炸
jiānzhá
to fry
煎熬
jiānáo
to suffer
煎蛋
jiāndàn
fried egg
煎锅
jiānguō
frying pan
煎饺
jiānjiǎo
fried dumpling
煎饼
jiānbǐng
pancake
熬煎
áojiān
suffering
生煎
shēngjiān
shengjian, a pan-fried bun filled with meat and juices, a Shanghai specialty
煎炸油
jiānzháyóu
frying oil
煎牛扒
jiānniúbā
beef steak
煎蛋卷
jiāndànjuǎn
omelet
煎猪扒
jiānzhūbā
pork steak
生煎包
shēngjiānbāo
pan-fried dumpling
蚵仔煎
ézǐjiān
oyster omelette (Taiwanese, POJ pr. <ô-á-chian>)
滚油煎心
gǔnyóujiānxīn
to suffer mental anguish (idiom)
煎炸食品
jiānzháshípǐn
fried food

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,892
Word Frequency Rank
4,653 of 84,292

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