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腌 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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腌 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
腌 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

腌 Stroke Order — How to Write 腌

Stroke Order

腌 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical ⺼, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

腌 Radical and Character Components

Components:⺼奄

腌 is an ideographic compound. Meat ⺼ left 奄 in salt; 奄 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: ⺼ + 8 more strokes

腌 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • yān
  • ā

Meanings of 腌 in Chinese

1

yān腌

To preserve food, typically meat or vegetables, by soaking them in salt or brine; to pickle or cure.
妈妈喜欢自己腌菜，味道特别好
Mom likes to pickle vegetables herself; they taste exceptionally good.
2

ā腌

In some dialects, referring to something unclean, dirty, or messy, often used in the term "腌臜" (ā za).
这屋子太腌臜了，得好好打扫一下。
This room is too messy; it needs a good cleaning.

Common Words and Phrases with 腌

1
yān腌huò货
Preserved food products, such as salted meat or pickled vegetables.
奶奶每年冬天都会制作各种腌货，以便在春天享用。
Grandma makes various preserved foods every winter to enjoy in spring.
2
ā腌zā臜
Dirty, unpleasant, or despicable/rascal.
这个房间太腌臜了，得好好打扫一下。
This room is too dirty; it needs a good cleaning.
3
yān腌zhì制
To preserve food by soaking it in salt, sugar, or other seasonings.
妈妈正在腌制一些黄瓜，准备夏天吃。
Mom is pickling some cucumbers to eat in the summer.
4
yān腌zì渍
To pickle or salt food for preservation.
奶奶每年都会腌渍一些黄瓜和辣椒，这样冬天就有美味的泡菜吃了。
Grandma pickles some cucumbers and chilies every year, so we have delicious pickled vegetables to eat in winter.

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Questions about 腌

What does 腌 mean in Chinese?

腌 (yān) means “To preserve food, typically meat or vegetables, by soaking them in salt or brine; to pickle or cure” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 腌?

腌 has 2 pronunciations: yān, ā.

How many strokes does 腌 have?

腌 has 12 strokes.

How do you write 腌?

腌 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical ⺼. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 腌?

The radical of 腌 is ⺼, and 腌 is an ideographic compound.