• 2887th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 18 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiān (jian1)to pan fry • to sauté

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiān (jian1)The component is pronounced as 'qián' (qian2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

煎熬 

Uncommon

煎炸 
煎蛋 
煎饺 (煎餃)
煎饼 (煎餅)

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  • 974th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 60 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhá (zha2)to deep fry
2. zhà (zha4)to explode

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhá (zha2)The component is pronounced as 'zhà' (zha4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhà (zha4)The component is pronounced as 'zhà' (zha4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

炸弹 (炸彈)
爆炸 

Uncommon

油炸 
炸掉 
炸死 
炸毁 (炸燬)
炸药 (炸藥)
炸酱面 (炸醬麵)
炸鸡 (炸雞)
煎炸 
轰炸 (轟炸)
轰炸机 (轟炸機)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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