煮
HSK 6

煮 (zhǔ): cook

zhǔ

cook

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Pinyin

zhǔ

HSK Level

Level 6

Characters

1

English Meaning

cook

How to Write 煮 (zhǔ)

煮 is written in 12 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 煮

A phono-semantic compound: 灬 (fire) carries the meaning, and 者 hints at the pronunciation.

What 煮 is Made Of

煮 is built from 2 components:

者that which
灬fire

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