煎 meaning and stroke order
To pan fry; to sauté
How to write 煎, stroke by stroke
13 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 煎
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to pan fry
- to sauté
How 煎 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Fire.
灬 gives the meaning and 前 hints at the sound.
Radical: 灬 (fire), shared by 28 characters on this site.
How to remember 煎
煎 is 前 (qián, front) sitting on top of 灬, the fire dots. Picture food placed in front of you over a low fire, slowly frying in a pan, and 前 also hints at the sound jiān.
煎 means to pan fry with a little oil, usually until golden on each side. It also appears in 煎药 (jiānyào), boiling herbal medicine, and in the figurative word 煎熬 (jiān'áo), to suffer. Example: 我早上煎了两个鸡蛋。(Wǒ zǎoshang jiān le liǎng gè jīdàn.) I fried two eggs this morning.
Common mistake: Learners often write 前 alone and forget the four fire dots 灬 underneath, or confuse 煎 with 剪 (jiǎn, to cut), which has 刀 at the bottom instead of 灬. Also keep the first tone: 煎 is jiān, not jiǎn.
Common words with 煎
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
煎 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 煎
How many strokes are in 煎?
煎 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 煎 mean?
煎 (jiān) means to pan fry; to sauté. A common word with it is 煎饼 (jiānbǐng), meaning "jianbing, a savory Chinese crêpe; pancake".
How do you pronounce 煎?
煎 is pronounced jiān, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 煎?
The radical of 煎 is 灬, which carries the idea of "fire". Dictionaries list 煎 under this radical.
Is 煎 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 煎 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 煎, 炒 and 炸?
煎 (jiān) is pan frying in a little oil without much stirring, like a fried egg. 炒 (chǎo) is stir frying with constant tossing. 炸 (zhá) is deep frying in a lot of oil.
Why does 煎熬 mean to suffer?
It compares a person's feelings to something being fried and simmered over fire for a long time. It describes mental torment, as in 等待结果很煎熬 (děngdài jiéguǒ hěn jiān'áo), waiting for the result is agonizing.