(chuī)

HSK 7-98 strokes

to cook food

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
chuī
Meaning
to cook food
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰火欠

In this compound, the meaning comes from (fire); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chuī
HSK 7-9

to cook a meal over a campfire (usu. for a group of people on an outing)

Open 野炊 page →
chuī

cooking utensils; cookware; cooker

Open 炊具 page →
chuī

cooking vessels (archaeology)

Open 炊器 page →
chuīyān

smoke from kitchen chimneys

Open 炊烟 page →

lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom)

Open 米已成炊 page →

food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom)

Open 食玉炊桂 page →

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