煮

zhǔ
HSK 5
#2,577 most
frequent character
to cook, to boil
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

煮 puts 灬 fire below 者 zhě, the sound part. It first meant to cook. The sense then grew to boil.

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Example Sentences

我喜欢煮面条。
wǒ xǐhuān zhǔ miàntiáo 。
I like to cook noodles.
他每天都煮早餐。
tā měitiān dū zhǔ zǎocān 。
He cooks breakfast every day.
你会煮这个菜吗?
nǐhuì zhǔ zhègè cài ma ?
Can you cook this dish?

Words with similar meanings

烹pēng
to cook
more formal term usually used in culinary contexts.
煎jiān
to pan-fry
specifically refers to cooking in a pan with less oil.
炖dùn
to stew
refers to cooking slowly in liquid.

Homophones

HSK 6
拄zhǔ
to lean on, to prop on
主zhǔ
owner, master, host
属zhǔ
to join together, to fix one's attention on

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