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CHINESE CHARACTER

醃 (yān): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

yān
to pickle, to marinate; to salt, to cure
HSK —15 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

酉 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 醃.

酉 · 奄

Visible components

醃 is decomposed as ⿰酉奄.

STROKES · 15

Write 醃 in 15 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 醃 (yān) mean in Chinese?

to pickle, to marinate; to salt, to cure

How do you write 醃 in stroke order?

醃 has 15 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 醃?

酉 is the radical in 醃. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 醃?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.