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勾芡
gōu​qiàn

to thicken with starch

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
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.

Frequency

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0.746 per million

Cross-References

Variant of

  • 勾纤 gōu​qiàn

Referenced by

  • 芡 qiàn

Sources

Frequency data
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