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炝

熗
qiàng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to blanch briefly then dress with seasonings
  2. 2 to flash-fry aromatics in hot oil before adding other ingredients

Examples

把芹菜炝一下，再用酱油和醋拌。
Bǎ qíncài qiàng yí xià, zài yòng jiàngyóu hé cù bàn.
Blanch the celery briefly, then dress it with soy sauce and vinegar.
先用热油炝葱花，炒出香味。
Xiān yòng rè yóu qiàng cōnghuā, chǎo chū xiāngwèi.
First flash-fry the scallions in hot oil to release their aroma.

Tips

culture
A specific cooking technique. One sense is 炝拌: briefly blanch a vegetable, then toss it with sauce. The other is 炝锅: sizzle aromatics in hot oil at the start of a stir-fry to build flavour.

Components

radical
火 huǒ
fire
The fire radical on the left. It marks 炝 as a heat-based cooking action, here a quick flash of hot oil or boiling water.
phonetic
仓 cāng
storehouse; granary
Supplies the sound. Standalone 仓 is cāng, shifted to qiàng here. The same phonetic gives the sound in 枪 and 呛.

Stroke Order

炝 qiàng