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煮

zhǔ
verb HSK 6 #2,982

Meanings

  1. 1 to boil; to cook (in water)
  2. 2 to stew; to simmer

Examples

妈妈在煮饭。
Māma zài zhǔ fàn.
Mom is cooking rice.
水煮开了。
Shuǐ zhǔ kāi le.
The water has come to a boil.
我每天早上煮两个鸡蛋。
Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang zhǔ liǎng gè jīdàn.
I boil two eggs every morning.
煮面条只需要几分钟。
Zhǔ miàntiáo zhǐ xūyào jǐ fēnzhōng.
Cooking noodles only takes a few minutes.

Tips

usage
Chinese cooking methods: 煮 (boil), 炒 (stir-fry), 蒸 (zhēng, steam), 烤 (kǎo, roast/grill), 炸 (zhá, deep-fry), 煎 (jiān, pan-fry), 炖 (dùn, stew/braise). Each method has its own character.
memory
四点底 (four dots at the bottom, 灬) represents fire. 者 (zhě) is the phonetic component. Cooking over fire = to boil.

Stroke Order

煮 zhǔ