厨

㕑/廚

chú

厂 + 𭔰

Definitions

chú (noun) kitchen

Etymology

Simplified form of 廚. Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 尌 represents the sound.

Semantic: 厂 Phonetic: 豆

About

厨 is the simplified form of the traditional character 廚, a phono-semantic compound that originally meant "kitchen". In the traditional form, the meaning is conveyed by 广 ("building"), and the sound by 尌 (a component made up of 壴 and 寸). During simplification, 广 became 厂 ("cliff, shed") and 尌 was reduced to 豆. Over time, the character's sense expanded to include the cooking profession, hence words for "chef", and it can occasionally designate a wooden cabinet for storing food or utensils.

Etymology Hide

Seal Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我的妈妈是厨师。

Wǒ de māmā shì chúshī.

My mom is a chef.

爸爸在厨房炒菜。

Bàba zài chúfáng chǎo cài.

Dad is stir-frying in the kitchen.

我学习厨艺很久了。

Wǒ xuéxí chúyì hěn jiǔ le.

I have been learning culinary skills for a long time.

厨房的厨具很齐全。

Chúfáng de chújù hěn qíquán.

The kitchen utensils in the kitchen are very complete.

她打算报名厨艺课程。

Tā dǎsuàn bàomíng chúyì kèchéng.

She plans to sign up for a culinary course.

厨余垃圾应该分类处理。

Chúyú lājī yīnggāi fēnlèi chǔlǐ.

Kitchen waste should be sorted and processed.

这位厨师的厨艺非常精湛。

Zhè wèi chúshī de chúyì fēicháng jīngzhàn.

This chef's culinary skills are very exquisite.

现代厨房设计注重厨卫一体化。

Xiàndài chúfáng shèjì zhùzhòng chúwèi yītǐhuà.

Modern kitchen design emphasizes the integration of kitchen and bathroom.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 厂

Component: 𭔰

厨