煎 (jiān) — to pan-fry; to sauté
Definition
煎 (jiān) means pan-frying in a shallow layer of oil with little or no stirring — the cooking method for eggs, tofu, meat. Compare with 炒, which is stir-frying ingredients tossed constantly in a wok.
verb
to pan-fryto sauté
Easily confused
Examples
- 煎。Bǎ jī dàn jiān yí xià.Pan-fry the eggs for a bit.
- 煎。Zhè ge ròu xū yào jiān shí wǔ fēn zhōng.This meat needs to be pan-fried for fifteen minutes.
- 煎。Wǒ xǐ huan jiān dòu fu.I like to pan-fry tofu.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
煎 is built from 前, which gives the sound, and 火, fire, for meanings involving heat.
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