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庖
páo
1. kitchen
Common • Top 21% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

庖
páo
kitchen; cooking, cuisine
8 丶

Compound Words (4)

庖厨
páochú
kitchen
庖牺氏
Páoxīshì
another name for [[伏羲<FúXī>]], consort of [[女媧|女娲<Nǚwā>]]
越俎代庖
yuèzǔdàipáo
lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs
君子远庖厨
jūnzǐyuànpáochú
lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)

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Character Frequency Rank
4,148
Word Frequency Rank
18,020 of 84,292

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