烹(pēng)

HSK 7-911 strokes

to boil

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Character information

Pinyin
pēng
Meaning
to boil; to brew (tea); to cook by briefly stir-frying and then mixing in sauce; (old) to boil to death (judicial punishment in ancient times)
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 烹 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱亨灬

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

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

Made of

亨hēng灬huǒ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 烹 step by step

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

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Words with 烹

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

pēng烹tiáo调
HSK 7-9

to cook

Open 烹调 page →
pēng烹zhǔ煮

to cook; to boil

Open 烹煮 page →
pēng烹chá茶

to brew tea

Open 烹茶 page →
pēng烹zhì制

to cook; to prepare (food)

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tù兔sǐ死gǒu狗pēng烹

(lit.) when the rabbit is dead, the hunting dogs are cooked (idiom)

Open 兔死狗烹 page →
pēng烹rèn饪

cooking; culinary arts

Open 烹饪 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 烹’s common words

调煮茶制兔死狗饪

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