• 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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  • 3642nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 9 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiǎo (jiao3)dumplings with meat filling

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiǎo (jiao3)The component is pronounced as 'jiāo' (jiao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for jiǎo (jiao3)The component is pronounced as '' (ji4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

饺子 (餃子)

Uncommon

包饺子 (包餃子)
水饺 (水餃)

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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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