勾芡
gōu​qiàn

to thicken with starch

  • created reference approved 勾芡 → 勾纤/勾縴 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    勾芡 gōu​qiàn

    勾纤 / 勾縴 gōu​qiàn

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 勾芡 · gōu​qiàn · to thicken with starch — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    勾芡

    gōu​qiàn

    to thicken with starch

    To thicken a soup or dish by adding a starch paste, such as cornstarch or potato starch, during the cooking process.

    勾, 芡

    勾 (literal) → 勾 · gōu · to thicken 芡 (bound) → 芡 · qiàn · starch thickening

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense