How to Say
How to Write
tǔn
Radical: 人 6 strokes
Meaning: to float
💡 Think 'tuna' floating in a pot—氽 sounds like 'tun' and means to float/blanch.
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氽 (tǔn) meaning in English —

At a bustling Sichuan hotpot restaurant, diners watch as ingredients 氽 (tǔn) in the bubbling broth—quickly blanching to perfection. This character captures the essence of food being briefly immersed in boiling water, a common cooking technique in China. It vividly conveys the action of floating or parboiling, essential in dishes like 氽丸子 (meatballs). Its radical 人 (person) hints at human action, making the word intuitive for learners.

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