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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)

爆炒
bàochǎo
to stir-fry rapidly using a high flame
炒作
chǎozuò
to hype
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)
清炒
qīngchǎo
to stir-fry
翻炒
fānchǎo
to stir-fry
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

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