醃 meaning and stroke order

yān

To pickle, to marinate; to salt, to cure

Strokes15
Pinyinyān
ToneTone 1

How to write 醃, stroke by stroke

15 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 醃

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

yānfirst tone (high and level)
  1. to salt
  2. to pickle
  3. to cure (meat)
  4. to marinate

How 醃 is built

Ideographic (compound meaning) character. To leave 奄 meat in wine 酉; 奄 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 酉 (wine), shared by 67 characters on this site.

Questions about 醃

How many strokes are in 醃?

醃 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 醃 mean?

醃 (yān) means to pickle, to marinate; to salt, to cure.

How do you pronounce 醃?

醃 is pronounced yān, in the first tone (high and level).

What is the radical of 醃?

The radical of 醃 is 酉, which carries the idea of "wine". Dictionaries list 醃 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 醃?

醃 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 腌, used in mainland China and Singapore.