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Meaning of 煮

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Pinyin: zhǔ
English Definition: to cook; to boil
Chinese Definition:
①把东西放在水里,用火把水烧开:烹煮。煮饭。煮字(喻书生玩味文字)。煮豆燃箕(喻骨肉相残)。煮鹤焚琴(喻大煞风景的事)。
Total strokes: 12; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (fire) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
煮沸 zhǔ fèi to boil
烹煮 pēng zhǔ to cook; to boil
生米煮成熟饭 shēng zhǔ chéng shú fàn the rice is cooked; what's done is done; it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
煮豆燃萁 zhǔ dòu rán burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife
煮饭 zhǔ fàn to cook
More: 煮* | *煮 | *煮*
Example Sentences
1
She often boils soup.
2
I like to eat cooked noodles.
3
I can cook a dish of spaghetti.
4
This egg is not cooked yet.
5
She can use a wok to make soup.