yān

Traditional: 醃

腌 (yān) is a Chinese word meaning “to salt; to pickle; to cure (meat)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to salt
  2. 2to pickle
  3. 3to cure (meat)
  4. 4to marinate

Related words

腌used in 腌臢|腌臜[a1 za1]腌variant of 醃|腌[yan1]腌制marinated腌汁marinade (sauce)腌泡to marinade腌渍to pickle腌肉salt pork腌臜dirty腌货pickles腌货pickles腌黄瓜pickle; pickled cucumber

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