花卷

huājuǎn
noun #47,253

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 steamed twisted bread roll
  2. 2 huajuan (flower-shaped steamed bun)

Examples

Māma zhēng le yī pán cōngyóu huājuǎn.
Mom steamed a tray of scallion-oil flower rolls.
Huājuǎn bǐ mántou duō le yī céng xiāngwèi.
Huajuan have one extra layer of fragrance compared to plain mantou.

Tips

memory
= flower, = roll. A sheet of dough is brushed with scallion oil (or sesame oil, salt and pepper), rolled, sliced and twisted so each bun blooms into a flower shape when steamed. Same dough as 馒头, but layered and twisted.

Stroke Order

huā
juǎn