煲

bāo

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frequent character

. pot

noun

verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

煲 combines 保 bǎo for sound and 火 fire for meaning. It first meant a cooking pot, then grew to mean a crockery pot.

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Example Sentences

我用锅煲汤。

wǒ yòng guō bāo tāng 。

I use a pot to cook soup.

她在煲粥。

tāzài bāo zhōu 。

She is slow-cooking porridge.

我们可以煲一些肉。

wǒmen kěyǐ bāo yīxiē ròu 。

We can slow-cook some meat.

Words with similar meanings

炖 (dùn) specifically refers to cooking methods that involve simmering, often used for meats and soups, indicating a similar cooking process but can have a different consistency or ingredient focus.

Homophones

to cover, to wrap, to hold

to sauté, to fry, to dry by heating

placenta, womb, born of the same parents

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