鱿鱼卷 (yóuyújuǎn): squid rolls

Measure Word

一盘鱿鱼卷 pán

Meanings

1 squid rolls
2 scored squid that curls into rolls when cooked

Characters

Examples

爆炒鱿鱼卷要用大火。

Bàochǎo yóuyújuǎn yào yòng dàhuǒ.

Stir-fried squid rolls need high heat.

这道菜是鱿鱼卷配芥蓝。

Zhè dào cài shì yóuyújuǎn pèi jièlán.

This dish is squid rolls with Chinese broccoli.

Tips

usage

Squid is scored in a diamond crosshatch before being cut into pieces, so the heat of the wok curls each piece into a flower-like roll.

Stroke Order

鱿 yóu

鱼 yú

卷 juǎn

Related Words

鱿鱼丝 yóuyúsī

shredded dried squid / squid jerky

鱿鱼 yóuyú #7,918

squid / calamari

鱿鱼游戏 yóuyúyóuxì

Squid Game / South Korean Netflix survival drama (2021)

铁板鱿鱼 tiěbǎnyóuyú

sizzling squid on a hotplate / teppanyaki squid

烤鱿鱼 kǎoyóuyú

grilled squid / barbecued squid (street-food skewer)

炒鱿鱼 chǎoyóuyú #8,558

(colloquial) to fire; to sack; to be fired / to get the sack

卷进 juǎnjìn #6,906

to be drawn into / to get caught up in / to be dragged into

卷入 juǎnrù HSK 7 #5,010

to be drawn into / to be involved in / to get caught up in

卷 juǎn HSK 4 #1,792

to roll up; to curl / roll; scroll / measure word for rolls

鱼汁 yúzhī

fish sauce / fish broth / juice released when cooking fish