爨 (cuàn) - Cuan — a surname & to cook

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cuàn ｜ 30 strokes ｜ radical:

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爨 · cuàn

Cuan — a surname;

to cook;

a stove or hearth;

to burn.

Cuan — a surnameto cooka stove or hearth

Usage highlights

Cuan familyto cook a mealstove and hearthCuan scriptCuan cultureCuan底下村

Synonyms

  • 炊— to cook, to prepare a meal
  • 灶— stove, cooking range

Antonyms

  • 熄— to extinguish, to put out (fire)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The Cuan family name (爨姓) is rare but historically significant.
  • Ancient cooking methods used a stove (爨灶).
  • The character appears in place names like Cuan Village (爨底下村).
  • In classical texts, it means to prepare a meal (炊爨).

Collocations

  • Cuan family(爨氏)
  • to cook a meal(炊爨)
  • stove and hearth(爨灶)
  • Cuan script(爨体字)
  • Cuan culture(爨文化)
  • Cuandixia Village(Cuan底下村)

Idioms

  • Separate stoves for cooking(分爨)
  • To live apart and cook separately(分居异爨)
  • To kindle a fire and cook(爨火炊薪)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically refers to an ethnic group and ruling clan in ancient Yunnan and Sichuan during the Six Dynasties period.
  • The character is famously complex with 30 strokes, making it one of the most complicated in common use.
  • Cuan script (爨体) refers to a distinctive calligraphic style from the Cuan culture of Southern China.

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