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焖

mèn

Character Traditional 燜

What 焖 means

1. to cook in a covered vessel
2. to casserole
3. to stew

Words starting with 焖

• 焖烧锅mèn shāo guōthermal cooker; insulated retained-heat cooker

Characters that look like 焖

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 胸xiōngchest; bosom; heart
• 棚péngshed; canopy; shack
• 娴xiánelegant; refined; to be skilled at
• 胴dònglarge intestine; torso
• 唰shuā(onomatopoeia) swishing; rustling
• 涧jiànmountain stream

Sounds the same

Read mèn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 闷bored; depressed; melancholy
• 懑melancholy
• 暪dark