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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

HSK 7-9
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.
HSK 7-9
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