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煮 is a phono-semantic compound: 灬, the fire radical at the bottom, indicates the meaning of fire and heat, while 者 above provides the sound. Its primary meaning is to boil food in water or other liquids, but it can also refer to boiling substances down to extract essences, as in making medicinal decoctions or refining salt. The structure mirrors the cooking process by using the fire component to represent the applied heat.
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我在煮面条。
妈妈煮了一锅汤。
请帮我煮几个鸡蛋。
他喜欢用砂锅煮粥。
把水煮沸就可以泡茶了。
她正在厨房里慢慢地煮着咖啡。
煮这道菜的时候要一边煮一边搅拌。
科学家在实验室里煮制特殊的化合物。
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