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zhǔ

to boil, to cook

🔤 Pictophonetic: 灬 (fire) provides meaning, 者 provides pronunciation

HSK 5 12 strokes Common (26%)

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Component Breakdown

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者

zhě

that which; they who; those who

灬

huǒ

fire

⿱者灬 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

zhě

者

that which; they who; those who

8 strokes HSK 3

lǎo

耂

old, aged; experienced

💡 Ideographic: A person bent over with long hair

4 strokes

tǔ

土

soil, earth; items made of earth

📷 Pictographic: A lump of clay on a potter's wheel

3 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

piě

丿

slash

1 strokes

rì

日

sun; day; daytime

📷 Pictographic: The sun

4 strokes HSK 2

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

huǒ

灬

fire

4 strokes

Words Using 煮 (19)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife

zhǔdòuránqí

煮豆燃萁 ↗

burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife

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