腌(yān)

12 strokesTrad. 醃
Readingsyānā

used in 腌臜

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Character information

Pinyin
yān / ā
Meaning
used in 腌臜; Taiwan pr. [ang1]
Strokes
12
HSK level
—
Traditional
醃

Origin & structure

Where 腌 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰⺼奄

Meat ⺼ left 奄 in salt; 奄 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

⺼奄yǎn

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 醃: To leave 奄 meat in wine 酉; 奄 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 腌 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 腌

Common words using 腌 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yān腌zā臜

dirty; filthy; awkward; disgusting; nauseating; Taiwan pr. [ang1 zang1]

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yān腌zhì制

marinated; to make by pickling, salting or curing

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yān腌huò货

pickles

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yān腌zì渍

to pickle

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yān腌ròu肉

salt pork

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Related characters

From 腌’s common words

臜制货渍肉

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