1. 煎
  2. 熬

煎

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

Decomposition

1Once
煎→
前灬
2Radical
煎→
丷eight/divide一one月moon刂knife灬fire
3Graphical
煎→
丷一冂二亅丨灬

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiān (jian1)to pan fry • to sauté

Pronunciation Clues

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

Example Words

Common

煎熬 

Uncommon

煎炸 
煎蛋 
煎饺 (煎餃)
煎饼 (煎餅)

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熬

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  • 2699th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 8 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
熬→
敖灬
2Radical
熬→
龶N/A一one丿bend㇆N/A⺙knock灬fire
3Graphical
熬→
龶一丿㇆丿一乂灬

Pinyin & Meaning

1. āo (ao1)to boil • to simmer
2. áo (ao2)to cook on a slow fire • to extract by heating • to decoct • to endure

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 熬 āo (ao1)The component 敖 is pronounced as 'áo' (ao2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 熬 áo (ao2)The component 敖 is pronounced as 'áo' (ao2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

熬夜 

Uncommon

煎熬 

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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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