煎

jiān
HSK 5
#2,887 most
frequent character
to pan fry, to sauté
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

煎 pairs 灬 fire, the meaning part, with 前 qián, the sound part. It first meant 'to boil'. The meaning grew to 'to fry in a pan' and then 'to sauté'.

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Example Sentences

我喜欢煎鸡蛋。
wǒ xǐhuān jiān jīdàn 。
I like to pan fry eggs.
你能教我怎么煎牛排吗？
nǐ néng jiào wǒ zěnme jiān niúpái ma ？
Can you teach me how to sauté steak?
她在厨房里煎着面条。
tāzài chúfáng lǐ jiān zháo miàntiáo 。
She is pan frying noodles in the kitchen.

Words with similar meanings

炒chǎo
to stir-fry
炒 (chǎo) refers to a cooking method that involves frying food quickly in a small amount of oil, often with the food being stirred continuously.
煮zhǔ
to boil
煮 (zhǔ) is a different cooking method that involves cooking food in water or broth at a high temperature, which can be considered a more indirect method than pan frying.

Homophones

间jiān
between, measure word for rooms
肩jiān
shoulder
尖jiān
pointed, shrill, sharp, acute
兼jiān
to hold two posts at the same time
奸jiān
to fornicate, to defile, adultery
浅jiān
sound of moving water

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