Dong Chinese dictionary

jiān

fry in fat or oil

Phonosemantic compound. 灬 represents the meaning and 前 represents the sound.

Components

灬 Meaning component

biāo, huǒ

fire

灬 is a component form of 火.

前 Sound component

qián

in front

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

jiān

fry in fat or oil; boil in water; to pan fry; to sauté

Most common words with 煎

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