煪 (qiú) - A Chinese character meaning 'to smoke' or 'to

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qiú ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

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煪 · qiú

A Chinese character meaning 'to smoke' or 'to cure with smoke', often used in dialectal or historical contexts.

A Chinese character meaning 'to smoke' or 'to

Usage highlights

smoked fishsmoked meatsmokesmoke drying

Synonyms

  • 熏— to smoke, to fumigate
  • 烤— to roast, to bake

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The fish is smoked (煪鱼).
  • They use smoke to cure meat (煪肉).
  • The kitchen was filled with smoke (煪烟).

Collocations

  • smoked fish(煪鱼)
  • smoked meat(煪肉)
  • smoke(煪烟)
  • smoke-cured(煪制)
  • smoke drying(煪干)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character appears in some regional dialects for food preservation techniques.
  • It represents traditional methods of smoking and curing food items.
  • The character is relatively rare in modern standard Mandarin usage.

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