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

烹 is a phono-semantic compound combining the fire radical 灬 (a reduced form of 火) at the bottom with the phonetic component 亨 at the top. The radical indicates heat or flames, while 亨 provides the sound; some interpretations also read 亨 as suggesting a successful offering or the boiling of a sacrifice. The character's original meaning was to boil or cook food using heat. Over time, its sense broadened to include general cooking and culinary arts, and today it often appears in compound words related to gastronomy and meal preparation.

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