煎 (jiān): to fry, to pan-fry
煎 (jiān) is a Chinese character meaning “to fry, to pan-fry.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 前 (phonetic) and 灬 (semantic). It ranks #2687 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 煎 fire. Its radical form 灬 (fire) appears in many related characters such as 点 (diǎn, point, o'clock), 热 (rè, hot, to heat), 然 (rán, nature, thus).
Definitions
- to fry, to pan-fry
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 煎饼 | jiān bǐng | jianbing, a savory Chinese crêpe |
| 煎熬 | jiān áo | to suffer |
| 生煎包 | shēng jiān bāo | pan-fried dumpling |
| 水煎包 | shuǐ jiān bāo | pan-fried bun (covered and steamed after pan-frying), usually with pork or vegetable filling |
| 煎炸食品 | jiān zhá shí pǐn | fried food |
| 滚油煎心 | gǔn yóu jiān xīn | to suffer mental anguish (idiom) |
| 生煎 | shēng jiān | shengjian, a pan-fried bun filled with meat and juices, a Shanghai specialty |
| 煎炸油 | jiān zhá yóu | frying oil |
| 煎蛋卷 | jiān dàn juǎn | omelet |
| 峇拉煎 | bā lā jiān | (loanword) belachan (South-East Asian condiment made from fermented shrimp paste) |
| 煎炸 | jiān zhá | to fry |
| 煎蛋 | jiān dàn | fried egg |
| 蚵仔煎 | é zǐ jiān | (Tw) oyster omelette (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ô-á-tsian]) |
| 煎牛扒 | jiān niú bā | beef steak |
| 煎锅 | jiān guō | frying pan |
煎 appears in 20 compound words: 60 as the first character, 25 as the last, and 15 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 煎 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
早餐我喜欢吃煎蛋配吐司，既营养又方便。
Zǎocān wǒ xǐhuan chī jiāndàn pèi tǔsī, jì yíngyǎng yòu fāngbiàn.
For breakfast, I like fried eggs with toast—nutritious and convenient.
【东方日报产评】美一手好牌打烂 华执热煎堆超车
dōng fāng rì bào chǎn píng měi yī shǒu hǎo pái dǎ làn huá zhí rè jiān duī chāo chē
[Oriental Daily Business Commentary] U.S. Squanders a Strong Hand; China Overtakes with Hot Doughnuts
产评:美一手好牌打烂 华执热煎堆超车
chǎn píng : měi yī shǒu hǎo pái dǎ làn huá zhí rè jiān duī chāo chē
Industry Review: U.S. Squanders a Strong Hand; China’s Hot Jian Dou Overtakes
笔下风云:冷手执个热煎堆
bǐ xià fēng yún : lěng shǒu zhí gè rè jiān duī
Words That Stir the World: A Cool Hand Grabs a Hot Fried Dumpling
...恶!客控老板“抽菸、滑手机+没洗手”狂包煎饺
. . . è ! kè kòng lǎo bǎn chōu 菸 , huá shǒu jī méi xǐ shǒu kuáng bāo jiān jiǎo
...Yuck! Restaurant owner caught "smoking, scrolling on his phone, and not washing his hands" while making pan-fried dumplings
热锅凉油的原理......煎鸡蛋 #煎鸡蛋不粘锅做法 #铁锅 #美食...
rè guō liáng yóu de yuán lǐ . . . . . . jiān jī dàn jiān jī dàn bù nián guō zuò fǎ tiě guō měi shí . . .
The principle of "hot pan, cold oil"......Frying eggs #How to fry eggs without sticking #Cast iron skillet #Food...
汤姆找不到锅铲了，只好用夹子为煎饼翻面。
Tāngmǔ zhǎobudào guōchǎn le, zhǐhǎo yòng jiāzi wèi jiānbǐng fān miàn.
Unable to find a spatula, Tom used tongs to flip the pancakes.
我们早餐做了煎饼。
Wǒmen zǎocān zuò le jiānbǐng.
We made pancakes for breakfast.
这些鸡蛋坏掉了，不能拿来煎。
Zhèxiē jīdàn huàidiào le, bù néng nálái jiān.
I cannot fry these eggs. They are rotten.
他们的工作是煎土豆。
Tāmen de gōngzuò shì jiān tǔdòu.
Their job is to fry the potatoes.
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