霜降Frost's Descent
筛分篩分
shāifēn
Term · Processing

sieving

Literal meaning

sieve + separate

Definition#

Sieving in refining: maocha is passed through shaking, round and sorting sieves, often with winnowing (风选) and colour sorting, to separate pieces by size, length, tenderness and colour into graded sieve fractions that are later blended.

Translation and usage#

LanguageUseAlternatives & cautions
English sieving
grading by sieve size
translation
Also acceptable
  • screening
Deutsch Sieben
translation
Also acceptable
  • Sortieren
Русский просеивание
translation
Also acceptable
  • сортировка
简体字 筛分
繁體字 篩分
日本語 篩分け

Common confusions#

  • 筛 in 并筛 is the withering tray, not sieving.

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