In Shanghai, Oden is written as '熬点' and pronounced as 'Aódiǎn;' however, the origin of the term is 'Oden' in Japanese and the characters used have a second meaning close to 'stewed snack.'
上海では「熬点」と書いて「Aódiǎn」と発音するが、語源は日本語の「おでん」で、煮込んだスナックというような字義をかけてある。