鮺 (zhǎ) - Zha — refers to a type of salted, & also used to describe something that is minced

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鮺 · zhǎ

Zha — refers to a type of salted, fermented fish;

also used to describe something that is minced or chopped finely, especially in culinary contexts.

Zha — refers to a type of salted,also used to describe something that is minced

Usage highlights

fermented fish pasteminced meatsalted fishfish ballshrimp pastepreserved fish

Synonyms

  • 鲊— alternative form for salted fish; fermented food
  • 醡— fermented food; pressed fish

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • This dish uses fermented fish paste (鱼鮺).
  • The recipe calls for minced meat (肉鮺).
  • They prepared a traditional salted fish (鮺鱼).
  • The chef made a fish ball from fish paste (鱼鮺丸).

Collocations

  • fermented fish paste(鱼鮺)
  • minced meat(肉鮺)
  • salted fish(鮺鱼)
  • fish ball(鮺丸)
  • shrimp paste(虾鮺)
  • preserved fish(腌鮺)

Idioms

  • None commonly used in modern idioms

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically used in Chinese culinary traditions for preserving fish through fermentation.
  • The character reflects ancient food preservation techniques in coastal and river regions.
  • Primarily appears in historical or regional culinary contexts rather than modern standard Mandarin.

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