炒(chǎo)

HSK 68 strokes

to sauté

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Character information

Pinyin
chǎo
Meaning
to sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate (in real estate etc); to scalp; to hype up; to sack; to fire (sb)
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 炒 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰火少

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

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

Made of

火huǒ少shǎo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 炒 step by step

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

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Words with 炒

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

chǎo炒zuò作
HSK 6

to hype

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chǎo炒gǔ股
HSK 6

(coll.) to speculate in stocks

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bàn拌chǎo炒

to stir-fry

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lǎn揽chǎo炒

(Hong Kong) to seek mutual destruction

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qīng清chǎo炒

to stir-fry; to saute

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chǎo炒lěng冷fàn饭

to stir-fry leftover rice

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chǎo炒huì汇

to speculate in foreign currency

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chǎo炒jiā家

speculator

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Related characters

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丧串乌乳予井亡仓

From 炒’s common words

作股拌揽清冷饭汇

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