jiān

to pan fry

to sauté

front (前) + fire (灬) = pan fry

The flame radical at the base evokes the heat source beneath the pan. 前 lends the sound jiān and does not carry a culinary meaning here.

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她用油了两个鸡蛋。

tā yòng yóu jiān le liǎng gè jī dàn。

She pan-fried two eggs in oil.

他把鱼放进锅里慢慢,直到两面都变金黄。

tā bǎ yú fàng jìn guō lǐ màn màn jiān,zhí dào liǎng miàn dōu biàn jīn huáng。

He put the fish in the pan and slowly pan-fried it until both sides turned golden.

Words with 煎

蚵仔煎

é zǐ jiān

(Tw) oyster omelette (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ô-á-tsian])

峇拉煎

bā lā jiān

(loanword) belachan (South-East Asian condiment made from fermented shrimp paste)

水煎包

shuǐ jiān bāo

pan-fried bun (covered and steamed after pan-frying), usually with pork or vegetable filling

滚油煎心

gǔn yóu jiān xīn

to suffer mental anguish (idiom)

焙煎

bèi jiān

to dry and roast over a low fire (tea, chestnuts, seaweed etc)

煎炒

jiān chǎo

to lightly fry

煎炸

jiān zhá

to fry

煎炸油

jiān zhá yóu

frying oil

煎炸食品

jiān zhá shí pǐn

fried food

煎熬

jiān áo

to suffer

煎牛扒

jiān niú bā

beef steak

煎蛋

jiān dàn

fried egg

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