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煎 is a phono-semantic compound related to cooking with heat. The bottom component 灬, a variant of the fire radical, provides the meaning of heating or burning. The upper component 前 (front) serves as the phonetic element, indicating the pronunciation. The character primarily refers to pan-frying food in a shallow layer of oil. It also describes the process of slowly boiling or simmering liquids, as in decocting traditional herbal medicines over sustained heat.
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妈妈在煎鸡蛋。
我喜欢吃煎鱼。
他用小火煎牛排。
煎饺子需要耐心。
奶奶擅长煎葱油饼。
这种药需要煎服。
生活有时是一种煎熬。
他在忍受着内心的煎熬。