烹
pēng
#3,455 most
frequent character
to boil, to brew (tea)
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
烹 uses 灬 fire as its picture part and 亨 hēng for the sound. Fire points to cooking, so it first meant 'culinary art'. That grew to 'to cook' and then 'to boil'.
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