Definitions

zhǔ (verb) to cook; to boil

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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About

The character "煮" is a phonetic-semantic compound comprising the phonetic component "者" and the semantic component "灬", which is a variant of the fire radical, structurally linking the character to the application of heat in cooking. Etymologically, this composition reflects the method of preparing food by boiling or simmering in liquid over fire. While its primary meaning has always been associated with boiling, the character's usage has also encompassed related cooking techniques such as stewing or poaching.

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Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
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Bronze Mid Spring and Autumn (~600 BC)
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Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Example Sentences Hide

我在面条。

Wǒ zài zhǔ miàntiáo.

I am cooking noodles.

妈妈了一锅汤。

Māmā zhǔ le yī guō tāng.

Mom cooked a pot of soup.

请帮我几个鸡蛋。

Qǐng bāng wǒ zhǔ jǐ gè jīdàn.

Please help me boil a few eggs.

他喜欢用砂锅粥。

Tā xǐhuan yòng shāguō zhǔ zhōu.

He likes to cook congee in a clay pot.

把水沸就可以泡茶了。

Bǎ shuǐ zhǔ fèi jiù kěyǐ pào chá le.

Boil the water and then you can make tea.

她正在厨房里慢慢地着咖啡。

Tā zhèngzài chúfáng lǐ mànman de zhǔ zhe kāfēi.

She is slowly brewing coffee in the kitchen.

这道菜的时候要一边一边搅拌。

Zhǔ zhè dào cài de shíhòu yào yībiān zhǔ yībiān jiǎobàn.

You need to stir while cooking this dish.

科学家在实验室里制特殊的化合物。

Kēxuéjiā zài shíyànshì lǐ zhǔzhì tèshū de huàhéwù.

The scientists are cooking a special compound in the laboratory.