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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
煎熬
jiānáo
to suffer
煎炒
jiānchǎo
to lightly fry
煎蛋
jiāndàn
fried egg
煎炸
jiānzhá
to fry
蚵仔煎
ézǐjiān
oyster omelette (Taiwanese, POJ pr. <ô-á-chian>)
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
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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