Keyword
to cook
- to boil
- Frequency
- #2156
- Strokes
- 12
Readings
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Mnemonic
灬 (fire) gives the meaning and 者 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
煮
to cook; to boil
煮饭
to cook
煮熟
to boil thoroughly; to cook thoroughly
煮沸
to boil
烹煮
to cook; to boil
炖煮
to stew
水煮蛋
boiled egg
生米煮成熟饭
the rice is cooked; what's done is done; it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
水煮鱼
Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil
煮蛋
boiled egg
煮法
cooking method
煮开
to boil (food)
烧煮
to cook
关东煮
oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth