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烹

pēng

cooking, cuisine; stir-fry

🔤 Pictophonetic: 灬 (fire) provides meaning, 亨 provides pronunciation
HSK 6 11 strokes Uncommon (35%)
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Component Breakdown

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亨
hēng
prospering, going smoothly
灬
huǒ
fire
⿱亨灬 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

hēng
亨
prospering, going smoothly
7 strokes
huǒ
灬
fire
4 strokes

Words Using 烹 (10)

pēngrèn
烹饪 ↗
HSK 6
cooking / culinary arts
pēng
烹 ↗
cooking method / to boil sb alive (capital punishment in imperial China)
pēngzhǔ
烹煮 ↗
to cook / to boil
pēngtiáoshù
烹调术 ↗
cookery
pēngrènfǎ
烹饪法 ↗
cuisine / culinary art / cookery / recipe
jiǎotùsǐzǒugǒupēng
狡兔死走狗烹 ↗
see [[兔死狗烹<tùsǐgǒupēng>]]
pēngchá
烹茶 ↗
to brew tea
pēngtiáo
烹调 ↗
to cook / cooking
tùsǐgǒupēng
兔死狗烹 ↗
lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
zhìdàguóruòpēngxiǎoxiān
治大国若烹小鲜 ↗
ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom) / effective government requires minimal intervention