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炒
chǎo
to boil, to fry, to roast, to sauté; to trade stock
🔤 Pictophonetic:
火 (fire) provides meaning, 少 provides pronunciation
HSK 5
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⿰火少
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shǎo
少
few, little; less; inadequate
📷 Pictographic:
Grains of sand; 小 provides the pronunciation and meaning
4 strokes
HSK 1
Words Using 炒 (32)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
炒
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chǎo
to sauté / to stir-fry / to speculate / to hype / to fire (sb)
5
chǎo
炒
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HSK 5
to sauté / to stir-fry / to speculate / to hype / to fire (sb)
炒蛋
↗
chǎodàn
scrambled eggs
chǎodàn
炒蛋
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scrambled eggs
炒菜
↗
chǎocài
stir-fried dish
chǎocài
炒菜
↗
stir-fried dish
炒面
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chǎomiàn
stir-fried noodles / "chow mein"
chǎomiàn
炒面
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stir-fried noodles / "chow mein"
炒作
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chǎozuò
to hype / to promote (in the media)
chǎozuò
炒作
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to hype / to promote (in the media)
炒股票
↗
chǎogǔpiào
to speculate in stocks
chǎogǔpiào
炒股票
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to speculate in stocks
炒地皮
↗
chǎodìpí
to speculate in building land
chǎodìpí
炒地皮
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to speculate in building land
炒米
↗
chǎomǐ
fried rice / millet stir-fried in butter
chǎomǐ
炒米
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fried rice / millet stir-fried in butter
炒股
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chǎogǔ
(coll.) to speculate in stocks
chǎogǔ
炒股
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(coll.) to speculate in stocks
炒鸡蛋
↗
chǎojīdàn
scrambled eggs
chǎojīdàn
炒鸡蛋
↗
scrambled eggs