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煮
zhǔ
1. to cook
2. to boil
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

煮
zhǔ
to boil, to cook
HSK 5 12 丶

Compound Words (18)

烹煮
pēngzhǔ
to cook
煮沸
zhǔfèi
to boil
煮法
zhǔfǎ
cooking method
煮熟
zhǔshóu
boil
煮硬
zhǔyìng
to hard-boil (eggs)
煮蛋
zhǔdàn
boiled egg
煮锅
zhǔguō
cooking pot
煮开
zhǔkāi
to boil (food)
煮饭
zhǔfàn
to cook
烧煮
shāozhǔ
to cook
水煮蛋
shuǐzhǔdàn
boiled egg
水煮鱼
shuǐzhǔyú
Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil
关东煮
Guāndōngzhǔ
oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth
家庭煮夫
jiātíngzhǔfū
househusband
焚琴煮鹤
fénqínzhǔhè
lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes
煮豆燃萁
zhǔdòuránqí
burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife
煮蛋计时器
zhǔdànjìshíqì
egg timer
生米煮成熟饭
shēngmǐzhǔchéngshúfàn
the rice is cooked

Alternate Entries

煮
zhǔ
variant of [[煮<zhǔ>]]
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,581
Word Frequency Rank
3,240 of 84,292