蘸

• 拼音: zhàn
• 汉字拆解: 蘸 = 艹 + 醮 (to dip) — dipping action like grass touching water

含义

To dip in; to soak briefly. To put something into liquid and quickly remove it.

Used for dipping food in sauce, dipping brush in ink, etc. Common collocations: 蘸酱 (dip in sauce), 蘸墨 (dip in ink), 蘸水 (dip in water). The action is quick and partial, not full immersion.

例句

1. 北京烤鸭要蘸上甜面酱，配着葱丝一起吃。
2. 书法家将毛笔蘸满墨汁，挥毫写下苍劲的大字。
3. 她把饺子蘸了蘸醋，小心地放进嘴里。

用法指南

语境: cooking, calligraphy, eating

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这种小笼包要蘸着姜丝醋一起吃才更美味。(These xiaolongbao are more delicious when dipped in ginger vinegar.)
• 写毛笔字时要注意蘸墨的多少，太多容易晕开。(When writing calligraphy, pay attention to how much ink you dip — too much will bleed.)

错误说法

• 蘸进水里 — 蘸 is for brief contact; for full immersion use 浸泡 or 泡

起源与历史

Pictophonetic: 艹 (grass radical) + 醮 (phonetic/libation)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal