炊

meal; to cook, to steam; to cook food

Strokes
8
Pinyin
chuī

Parts

Words with 炊

  1. 炊事chuī shì · chuishicooking
  2. 炊具chuī jù · chuijucooking utensils; cookware; cooker
  3. 炊器chuī qì · chuiqicooking vessels (archaeology)
  4. 炊帚chuī zhou · chuizhoupot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
  5. 炊烟chuī yān · chuiyansmoke from kitchen chimneys
  6. 炊爨chuī cuàn · chuicuanto light a fire and cook a meal
  7. 野炊yě chuī · yechuito cook a meal over a campfire (usu. for a group of people on an outing); cookout
  8. 炊事员chuī shì yuán · chuishiyuancook; kitchen worker
  9. 米已成炊mǐ yǐ chéng chuī · miyichengchuilit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom); fig. what is done cannot be undone
  10. 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
  11. 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.

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences