焢 (kòng): to braise until tender; to slow…

Meanings

1 to braise until tender; to slow-roast (Taiwan usage)

Characters

焢

kòng

to braise until tender; to slow-roast (Taiwan usage)

Examples

焢肉饭是台湾的经典菜。

Kòngròufàn shì Táiwān de jīngdiǎn cài.

Braised pork rice is a classic Taiwanese dish.

用小火把肉焢到软。

Yòng xiǎohuǒ bǎ ròu kòng dào ruǎn.

Braise the pork over low heat until it is soft.

Tips

register

Read kòng, this is mainly a Taiwan cooking word, most famous in 焢肉饭 (braised pork over rice). Mainland menus more often write the same dish with 控 or 焖.

Components

radical

火 huǒ

fire

火 is the fire radical on the left, here in its left-side narrow form. It anchors the whole character in heat and flame.

phonetic

空 kōng

empty; air

空 supplies the sound, close to hōng in the old reading and to kòng in the cooking sense. It contributes no meaning, only pronunciation.

Stroke Order

焢 kòng

Related Words

焢肉 kòngròu

(Taiwanese) slow-braised pork belly / kòng-bah / soy-stewed pork rice topping

烤 kǎo HSK 7-9 #1,635

to roast; to grill; to bake / to warm by a fire

烤肉 kǎoròu HSK 5 #5,877

barbecued meat; roast meat; grilled meat

慢车 mànchē HSK 6 #46,220

local train; slow train / slow bus (stopping at all stops)

卡 kǎ HSK 2 #889

card / to stop; to block / (of a machine or system) to be slow; to lag / truck; lorry / calorie

慢吞吞 màntūntūn #24,877

very slow / sluggishly slow / exasperatingly slow

至今 zhìjīn HSK 3 #4,343

until now; so far / to this day

温柔 wēnróu HSK 7-9 #3,389

gentle / tender / soft

熬 áo HSK 7-9 #3,160

to endure / to hold out / to cook on a slow fire / to stay up late

放到 fàngdào HSK 3 #3,106

to put (somewhere); to place at / to leave (until a time)