酱
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thick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste; jam
- HSK 3.0
- Level 6
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 酉 +6
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 醬
- Common rank
- #1,336
- Unicode
- U+9171
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Formation & memory
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Words with 酱
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 意大利青酱 | pesto (sauce made with basil, garlic, olive oil, pine nuts and cheese) | |
| 法式沙拉酱 | French dressing | |
| 花生酱 | peanut butter | |
| 色拉酱 | salad dressing | |
| 鱼子酱 | caviar | |
| 沙拉酱 | salad dressing | |
| 打酱油 | to buy soy sauce; it's none of my business ("I’m just here to buy some soy sauce") | |
| 果子酱 | marmalade; jellied fruit | |
| 克林姆酱 | pastry cream; crème pâtissière | |
| 蛋黄酱 | mayonnaise | |
| 塔塔酱 | tartar sauce | |
| 千岛酱 | thousand island dressing | |
| 黄酱 | yellow soybean paste (fermented and salted) | |
| 酱油 | soy sauce | |
| 青酱 | green sauce; pesto (loosely used for sauces made with green herbs) | |
| 海鲜酱 | hoisin sauce (barbecue sauce); seafood sauce | |
| 肉酱 | minced meat sauce; (fig.) mincemeat; a person cut to pieces | |
| 果酱 | jam | |
| 炸酱面 | zhajiang mian, thick wheat noodles served with ground pork simmered in salty fermented soy… | |
| 麻酱 | sesame paste |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 丬 — compare how they read.