jiān

to pan fry; to sauté

Radical: 灬 HSK 7 v, vn pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

煎 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 煎

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 煎.

焙煎
bèi jiān
to dry and roast over a low fire (tea, chestnuts, seaweed etc)
煎炒
jiān chǎo
to lightly fry
煎炸
jiān zhá
to fry
煎熬
jiān áo
to suffer
煎蛋
jiān dàn
fried egg
煎锅
jiān guō
煎饺
jiān jiǎo
fried dumpling
煎饼
jiān bǐng
thin pancake
熬煎
áo jiān
suffering
生煎
shēng jiān
峇拉煎
bā lā jiān
水煎包
shuǐ jiān bāo

Related characters (radical 灬)

Characters that share the radical .

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