Definitions

cuān to parboil; to boil; a kettle of hot water

Etymology phono-semantic

water

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character 汆 (cuān) is an associative compound, combining 入 (rù, "to enter") above the semantic radical 水 (shuǐ, "water") to visually depict something being placed into water. It specifically refers to the culinary technique of quickly blanching ingredients in boiling water.