烹

pēng
亨 + 灬

Definitions

pēng (verb) to cook; to prepare food
pēng (verb) to boil alive (historical punishment)

Etymology phono-semantic

fire

Semantic: 灬 Phonetic: 亨

About

This phono-semantic compound features the radical 灬 (a reduced form of 火, meaning fire) at the bottom, indicating an action involving heat or flames. The upper component 亨 serves as the phonetic element, though it may also allude to the concept of boiling or a successful offering. The character's primary meaning is to boil or cook food using heat. Over time, its sense expanded to encompass general culinary preparation, and it frequently appears in compounds related to cooking and gastronomy.

Example Sentences Hide

我喜欢烹饪食物。

Wǒ xǐhuān pēngrèn shíwù.

I like cooking food.

妈妈正在烹饪晚餐。

Māma zhèngzài pēngrèn wǎncān.

Mom is cooking dinner.

他在厨房烹饪菜肴。

Tā zài chúfáng pēngrèn càiyáo.

He is cooking dishes in the kitchen.

她精心烹饪了这道汤。

Tā jīngxīn pēngrèn le zhè dào tāng.

She carefully cooked this soup.

烹调需要耐心和技巧。

Pēngtiáo xūyào nàixīn hé jìqiǎo.

Cooking requires patience and skill.

学习烹饪让我对食物更了解。

Xuéxí pēngrèn ràng wǒ duì shíwù gèng liǎojiě.

Learning cooking makes me understand food better.

因为热爱烹饪，他成为了一名厨师。

Yīnwèi rè'ài pēngrèn, tā chéngwéi le yī míng chúshī.

Because he loves cooking, he became a chef.

在传统的烹饪方法中，慢火烹煮往往能保留食材的原味。

Zài chuántǒng de pēngrèn fāngfǎ zhōng, màn huǒ pēngzhǔ wǎngwǎng néng bǎoliú shícái de yuán wèi.

In traditional cooking methods, slow cooking often preserves the original flavor of the ingredients.

Related Characters

Component: 亨

哼 脝

Component: 灬

然 点 照 黑 热 烈 熟 杰 焦 燕 熊 煞 熙 焉

Example Words

烹制 烹饪 烹煮 烹调 兔死狗烹 烹茶 烹饪法