葅 (zū) - Pickled vegetables & salted or fermented vegetables

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葅 · zū

Pickled vegetables;

salted or fermented vegetables;

a type of preserved food in Chinese cuisine.

Pickled vegetablessalted or fermented vegetablesa type of preserved food in Chinese cuisine.

Usage highlights

Pickled vegetablesFermented dishSalted greensVegetable picklesMeat and picklesPickling jar

Synonyms

  • 腌— to pickle, to salt
  • 渍— to soak, to pickle

Antonyms

  • 鲜— fresh (opposite of preserved)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • We ate pickled vegetables (葅菜) with the meal.
  • This is a traditional fermented dish (葅食).
  • The recipe calls for salted greens (盐葅).

Collocations

  • Pickled vegetables(葅菜)
  • Fermented dish(葅食)
  • Salted greens(盐葅)
  • Vegetable pickles(菜葅)
  • Meat and pickles(葅醢)
  • Pickling jar(葅瓮)

Idioms

  • To be in a pickle(处葅)
  • Pickled and minced meat(葅醢)
  • Salted and fermented(盐葅)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 葅 refers to traditional Chinese methods of preserving vegetables through salting or fermentation.
  • This character appears in classical texts describing ancient food preservation techniques.
  • It represents an important aspect of historical Chinese culinary culture.

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