醓 (tǎn) - Salted meat & meat sauce

醓Tone 3

tǎn ｜ 16 strokes ｜ radical:

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醓 · tǎn

Salted meat;

meat sauce;

pickled meat;

a type of food preparation involving preserved or fermented meat.

Salted meatmeat saucepickled meat

Usage highlights

Salted meatMeat sauceSalted fish and meatRitual salted meatFermented meat paste

Synonyms

  • 醢— minced meat sauce; pickled meat
  • 腌— to pickle; to salt

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient text mentions sacrificial salted meat (醓醢).
  • They prepared meat sauce for the ritual (祭祀用的醓).
  • Pickled meat was a common preservation method (醓肉).

Collocations

  • Salted meat(醓肉)
  • Meat sauce(醓醢)
  • Salted fish and meat(鱼醓)
  • Ritual salted meat(祭醓)
  • Fermented meat paste(醓酱)

Idioms

  • No specific idioms featuring this character are commonly used in modern Chinese.

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in ancient Chinese texts such as the 'Book of Rites' (《礼记》) describing ritual foods.
  • Reflects ancient Chinese food preservation techniques using salt and fermentation.
  • Was used in sacrificial ceremonies and ancestral worship rituals.

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