What does 腌 mean in Chinese?

腌 (yān) means "to salt; to pickle; to cure (meat); to marinate" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 腌?

腌 is pronounced "yān" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What HSK level is 腌?

腌 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 腌?

Common words with 腌 include 腌臜 (dirty), 腌制 (marinated), 腌货 (pickles), 腌汁 (marinade (sauce)), 腌泡 (to marinade).

How do you write 腌?

You can practice writing 腌 using our stroke order tool.

腌 (yān), to salt

腌

yān

to salt; to pickle; to cure (meat); to marinate

verb

Traditional: 醃

Character Breakdown

Radical: 肉 (no. 130)Traditional: 醃

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Definitions

(verb) to salt
to pickle
to cure (meat)
to marinate

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 腌

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
腌臜	ā zā	dirty
腌制	yān zhì	marinated
腌货	yān huò	pickles
腌汁	yān zhī	marinade (sauce)
腌泡	yān pào	to marinade
腌渍	yān zì	to pickle
腌肉	yān ròu	salt pork
腌货	yān huò	pickles
腌猪肉	yān zhū ròu	bacon
腌黄瓜	yān huáng guā	pickle

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烘焙(hōng bèi)· to cure by drying over a fire (tea, meat etc)

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内流河(nèi liú hé)· inward flowing river

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再制盐(zài zhì yán)· refined salt

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HSK & Exam Info

This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Frequently Asked Questions

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腌

yān