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Meaning of 炊

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炊HSK 6
Pinyin: chuī
English Definition: to cook food
Chinese Definition:
①烧火做饭：炊事。炊烟。巧妇难为无米之炊。
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 火
Pictophonetic:欠 indicates the sound; 火 (fire) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 火 [ huǒ ] fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
    • 欠 [ qiàn ] to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn
Similar Characters: 吹 欢 饮 坎 炏
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Example Words
炊烟HSK 6 chuī yān smoke from kitchen chimneys
炊事员 chuī shì yuán cook; kitchen worker
炊事 chuī shì cooking
炊具 chuī jù cooking utensils; cookware; cooker
巧妇难为无米之炊 qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
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Example Sentences
1
cūn lǐ
村里
，
niǎo niǎo
袅袅
de
的
chuī yān
炊烟
yǐ rán
已然
shēng qǐ
升起
。
The village, the curl of smoke is rising.
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