炊 (chuī) - to cook a meal & to cook food

炊Tone 1

chuī ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 火

橙丁

炊 · chuī

to cook a meal;

to cook food;

to prepare food by heating.

to cook a mealto cook foodto prepare food by heating.

Usage highlights

to cookcooking utensilscooking smoketo cook ricecookcooking stove

Synonyms

  • 煮— to boil, to cook
  • 烹— to cook, to boil
  • 烧— to burn, to cook

Antonyms

  • 食— to eat (as opposed to cook)
  • 饿— hungry (state resulting from not cooking/eating)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • She is cooking dinner (做晚饭).
  • The kitchen is equipped with modern cooking facilities (炊具).
  • They cook rice in a pot (炊饭).
  • Smoke rises from the cooking fire (炊烟).

Collocations

  • to cook(炊事)
  • cooking utensils(炊具)
  • cooking smoke(炊烟)
  • to cook rice(炊饭)
  • cook(炊事员)
  • cooking stove(炊炉)

Idioms

  • To have no rice to cook(无米之炊)
  • Smoke from kitchen chimneys(炊烟袅袅)
  • To break the cooking pots and sink the boats(破釜沉舟)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 炊 represents the fundamental human activity of cooking food, essential for sustenance.
  • In traditional Chinese culture, 炊烟 (cooking smoke) symbolizes household vitality and family life.
  • The idiom 无米之炊 (to cook without rice) metaphorically describes attempting something without necessary resources.

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