缹 (fǒu) - To cook & to boil

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fǒu ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

缹 · fǒu

To cook;

to boil;

to stew;

an ancient cooking method.

To cookto boilto stew

Usage highlights

stew meatcooking methodboil and stewfood preparationancient cooking

Synonyms

  • 煮— to boil; to cook
  • 炖— to stew; to braise
  • 烹— to cook; to boil

Antonyms

  • 生— raw; uncooked

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The recipe calls for stewing meat (缹肉).
  • Ancient cooking techniques included boiling (缹煮).
  • This character appears in historical food preparation texts (缹法).

Collocations

  • stew meat(缹肉)
  • cooking method(缹法)
  • boil and stew(缹煮)
  • food preparation(缹饪)
  • ancient cooking(古缹)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in ancient Chinese texts describing cooking methods.
  • Represents early Chinese culinary techniques before modern cooking vocabulary developed.
  • Now considered an archaic character rarely used in modern Chinese.

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