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The character "炊", meaning to cook or to prepare food with heat, is formed by the radical 火 (fire) on the left and the component 欠 on the right, with 欠 historically providing phonetic guidance while also evoking the notion of action or process involved in cooking. Its etymology directly associates the use of fire with food preparation, and while its core meaning has always centered on cooking with heat, its application broadened from earlier specific methods like boiling to include various techniques involving direct fire or stoves.
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厨房里有炊具。
炊烟从屋顶升起。
他负责每天的炊事。
学会炊饭是一项基本技能。
在没有电的年代，人们用柴火炊煮。
现代炊具让炊事变得更加便捷。
炊烟袅袅升起，预示着晚餐时间到了。
在野外露营时，我们需要自行炊煮食物。