Learn HSK courses HSK 2.0 Current standard HSK 3.0 Coming soon Practice Flashcards & reading Flashcards SRS practice Reading Practice with texts HSK Decks Browse & enroll decks My Decks Manage custom decks Reference Dictionary & hanzi Dictionary Search everything Hanzi Characters & strokes Play Games All Games Pick a game Hanzi Hunter Pinyin typing shooter Tone Trials Train your ear Memory March New or seen before? High Scores Your best runs Progress Stats & rankings Stats Your learning dashboard Achievements Badges & milestones Leaderboards How you rank Reviews What learners say
LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online
LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online
Learn
HSK 2.0 Current standard HSK 3.0 Coming soon
Practice
Flashcards SRS practice Reading Practice with texts HSK Decks Browse & enroll decks My Decks Manage custom decks
Reference
Dictionary Search everything Hanzi Characters & strokes
Play
All Games Pick a game Hanzi Hunter Pinyin typing shooter Tone Trials Train your ear Memory March New or seen before? High Scores Your best runs
Progress
Stats Your learning dashboard Achievements Badges & milestones Leaderboards How you rank Reviews What learners say
Login Sign Up
Back to Dictionary
炒
chǎo
1. to sauté
2. to stir-fry
3. to speculate
4. to hype
5. to fire (sb)
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

炒
chǎo
to boil, to fry, to roast, to sauté; to trade stock
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

清炒
qīngchǎo
to stir-fry
炒作
chǎozuò
to hype
炒汇
chǎohuì
to speculate in foreign currency
炒家
chǎojiā
speculator
炒房
chǎofáng
to speculate in real estate
炒更
chǎogēng
to moonlight
炒热
chǎorè
hot (i.e. selling well)
炒米
chǎomǐ
fried rice
炒股
chǎogǔ
(coll.) to speculate in stocks
炒菜
chǎocài
stir-fried dish
炒蛋
chǎodàn
scrambled eggs
炒货
chǎohuò
roasted snacks (peanuts, chestnuts etc)
炒锅
chǎoguō
wok
炒饭
chǎofàn
fried rice
炒面
chǎomiàn
stir-fried noodles
煎炒
jiānchǎo
to lightly fry
热炒
rèchǎo
stir-fried dish (Tw)
爆炒
bàochǎo
to stir-fry rapidly using a high flame
翻炒
fānchǎo
to stir-fry
炒冷饭
chǎolěngfàn
to stir-fry left-over rice

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,589
Word Frequency Rank
2,870 of 84,292

LearnChinese.ai

Master Mandarin

Site

About Custom Decks Accounts & Social Contact

Editorial

Learning Resources Blog HSK 2.0 vs 3.0

Legal

Privacy Policy Terms of Service

Plans

Plans

© 2026 LearnChinese.ai. All rights reserved.