粉 fěn powder / cosmetic face powder / food prepared from starch / noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour / to turn to powder / (dialect) to whitewash / white / pink / (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉絲|粉丝[fen3si1]) / to be a fan of syn 五苓散 wǔ líng sǎn wuling powder (decoction of poria mushroom used in TCM) / poria five powder / Hoelen five powder / five ling powder 粉芡 fěn qiàn cooking starch / pasty mixture of starch and water 浆硬 漿硬 jiāng yìng to starch / to stiffen cloth with starch 粉粿 fěn guǒ (Tw) jelly made from starch, esp. sweet potato starch 生粉水 shēng fěn shuǐ starch solution (cooking) 粉饼 粉餅 fěn bǐng pressed cosmetic powder (formed into a cake) / compact powder 白粉 bái fěn face powder / chalk powder / heroin syn 香粉 xiāng fěn face powder / talcum powder syn 爽身粉 shuǎng shēn fěn baby powder / talcum powder syn 毒奶粉 dú nǎi fěn poisoned milk powder / refers to 2008 PRC scandal involving milk powder adulterated with melamine 三聚氰胺[san1 ju4 qing2 an4] 二氧化铀粉末 二氧化鈾粉末 èr yǎng huà yóu fěn mò uranium oxide powder / oxide powder / powdered uranium 粉丝 粉絲 fěn sī bean vermicelli / mung bean starch noodles / cellophane noodles / fan / enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans") syn 淀粉 澱粉 diàn fěn starch / amylum (C6H10O5)n syn 粉条 粉條 fěn tiáo vermicelli made from mung bean starch etc syn 玉米淀粉 玉米澱粉 yù mǐ diàn fěn corn starch 玉米粉 yù mǐ fěn cornflour / corn starch 太白粉 tài bái fěn cornstarch / potato starch 浆洗 漿洗 jiāng xǐ to wash and starch syn 浆 漿 jiāng thick liquid / to starch syn 小粉 xiǎo fěn starch syn 葛粉 gé fěn starch of pueraria root / arrowroot flour 澄粉 chéng fěn wheat starch 无筋面粉 無筋麵粉 wú jīn miàn fěn wheat starch 面子 miàn zi (medicinal) powder syn 配方 pèi fāng prescription / cooking recipe / formulation / completing the square (to solve quadratic equation, math.) syn 料理 liào lǐ to arrange / to handle / to cook / cuisine / art of cooking syn 粉末 fěn mò fine powder / dust syn 点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments / pastry / dim sum (in Cantonese cooking) / dessert syn 烹饪 烹飪 pēng rèn cooking / culinary arts syn 加盖 加蓋 jiā gài to seal (with an official stamp) / to stamp / (fig.) to ratify / to put a lid on (a cooking pot) / to cap / to build an extension or additional story syn 配料 pèi liào ingredients (in a cooking recipe) / to mix materials according to directions 和风 和風 hé fēng breeze / (Tw) Japanese-style (cooking etc) syn 开火 開火 kāi huǒ to open fire / to start shooting / to light the flame (for cooking) syn 厨艺 廚藝 chú yì cooking skills / culinary talent 红粉 紅粉 hóng fěn rouge and powder / (fig.) the fair sex syn 粉尘 粉塵 fěn chén dust / airborne powder / solid particulate matter 做菜 zuò cài to cook / cooking syn 炒菜 chǎo cài to stir-fry / to do the cooking / stir-fried dish 剂型 劑型 jì xíng delivery mechanism of a medicine (e.g. pill, powder etc) 料酒 liào jiǔ cooking wine 洗衣粉 xǐ yī fěn laundry detergent / washing powder 家常菜 jiā cháng cài home cooking 胡椒粉 hú jiāo fěn ground pepper (i.e. powder) 主料 zhǔ liào main ingredients (in a cooking recipe) 火枪 火槍 huǒ qiāng firearms (in historical context) / flintlock (old powder and shot firearm) 灶具 zào jù stove / cooker / (dialect) cooking utensils syn 鸡精 雞精 jī jīng chicken bouillon powder (PRC) / essence of chicken, concentrated chicken stock sold as a tonic (Tw) 调匀 調勻 tiáo yún to blend (cooking) / to mix evenly syn 文火 wén huǒ small flame (when cooking, simmering etc) 夹心 夾心 jiā xīn to fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking) / stuffed 烧火 燒火 shāo huǒ to light a fire for cooking syn 炊具 chuī jù cooking utensils / cookware / cooker 干粉 乾粉 gān fěn dry powder 禁烟 禁煙 jìn yān to ban smoking / to quit smoking / to prohibit cooking / prohibition on opium (esp. in China from 1729) 铁锅 鐵鍋 tiě guō iron cooking pot 五香 wǔ xiāng five spice seasoned / incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty) 三鲜 三鮮 sān xiān three fresh ingredients (in cooking) 粉黛 fěn dài face powder and eyebrow liner / cosmetics / (fig.) beautiful woman 豆腐皮 dòu fu pí tofu skin (made by drying the skin that forms on the surface of soymilk during cooking, and therefore not actually made from tofu) syn 食油 shí yóu cooking oil syn 拔丝 拔絲 bá sī wire drawing / candied floss (cooking) / spun sugar or toffee (coating) syn 慢火 màn huǒ low heat (cooking) 细粉 細粉 xì fěn powder 炊事 chuī shì cooking syn 腐竹 fǔ zhú rolls of dried soymilk cream (used in cooking after being rehydrated) 散粉 sǎn fěn loose powder (makeup) 便饭 便飯 biàn fàn an ordinary meal / simple home cooking syn 粉盒 fěn hé (cosmetics) powder box / compact 粉扑 粉撲 fěn pū powder puff (cosmetics) 面糊 麵糊 miàn hù panada / cooked flour paste / flour paste (used in crafts) / batter (used in cooking) / Taiwan pr. [mian4hu2] syn 食法 shí fǎ cooking method 化妆室 化妝室 huà zhuāng shì dressing room / powder room / (Tw) toilets 掌勺 zhǎng sháo to be in charge of the cooking / to be the chef / head cook / chef syn 散剂 散劑 sǎn jì powder medicine syn 清油 qīng yóu vegetable cooking oil syn 可可粉 kě kě fěn cocoa powder 齑粉 齏粉 jī fěn fine powder / broken pieces syn 碱水 鹼水 jiǎn shuǐ lye water / alkaline water (used in cooking) 火药桶 火藥桶 huǒ yào tǒng powder keg 大黄鱼 大黃魚 dà huáng yú Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking syn 地沟油 地溝油 dì gōu yóu illegally recycled waste cooking oil 绵白糖 綿白糖 mián bái táng sugar powder 填鸭 tián yā to force-feed ducks / (cooking) stuffed duck 咖喱粉 gā lí fěn curry powder 汽锅 汽鍋 qì guō steamer (for cooking) 黑火药 hēi huǒ yào black powder 牙粉 yá fěn tooth powder 泡打粉 pào dǎ fěn baking powder 沙 shā granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / CL:粒[li4] / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia syn 末子 mò zi powder / dust syn 发粉 發粉 fā fěn baking powder syn 末 mò tip / end / final stage / latter part / inessential detail / powder / dust / opera role of old man syn 丹 dān red / pellet / powder / cinnabar syn 鼎 dǐng ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs / pot (dialect) / to enter upon a period of (classical) / Kangxi radical 206 / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes syn 蒸 zhēng to evaporate / (of cooking) to steam / torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old) / finely chopped firewood (old) syn 爪 zhuǎ (coll.) foot of an animal or bird / (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc syn 霜 shuāng frost / white powder or cream spread over a surface / frosting / (skin) cream syn 酿 釀 niàng to ferment / to brew / to make honey (of bees) / to lead to / to form gradually / wine / stuffed vegetables (cooking method) syn 