炊
meal; to cook, to steam; to cook food
- Strokes
- 8
- Pinyin
- chuī
Parts
Words with 炊
- 炊事chuī shì · chuishicooking
- 炊具chuī jù · chuijucooking utensils; cookware; cooker
- 炊器chuī qì · chuiqicooking vessels (archaeology)
- 炊帚chuī zhou · chuizhoupot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
- 炊烟chuī yān · chuiyansmoke from kitchen chimneys
- 炊爨chuī cuàn · chuicuanto light a fire and cook a meal
- 野炊yě chuī · yechuito cook a meal over a campfire (usu. for a group of people on an outing); cookout
- 炊事员chuī shì yuán · chuishiyuancook; kitchen worker
- 米已成炊mǐ yǐ chéng chuī · miyichengchuilit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom); fig. what is done cannot be undone
- 食玉炊桂shí yù chuī guì · shiyuchuiguifood is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom); the cost of living is very high
- 巧妇难为无米之炊qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī · qiaofunanweiwumizhichuiThe cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.