Definitions
oven, stove; to cook
Etymology phono-semantic
fire
Semantic:
火
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The character 爨 is a complex ideogram with vertically stacked components: 𦥑 (hands) at the top, 罒 (stove/cover), 林 (wood), 大 (large), and 火 (fire) at the bottom. Together, these elements visually depict the act of cooking, hands tending firewood beneath a cauldron over a fire. Originally meaning "to cook" or "operate a stove", the character later extended to refer to the stove or kitchen itself, and is also used as a surname.
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