厨子 (chú zi) — cook, chef | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Colloquial, old-fashioned term for a 'cook' — a working cook, not a trained 厨师. Often implies a humble, folksy tone (e.g. 老厨子).

noun

cookchef

Measure word · 个

厨子。
Zhè jiā fàn diàn de chú zi shǒu yì hěn hǎo.
The cook at this restaurant has great skills.
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Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xiǎng dāng yì míng chú zi.
He has wanted to be a chef since he was a child.
厨子。
Lǎo chú zi zuò de cài zǒng shì tè bié hǎo chī.
The old cook's dishes are always especially delicious.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

厨chúkitchen work

厨 gives the kitchen sense, and 子 gives a person associated with it.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 廚; 厨 is its simplified writing.

广尌廚

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

尌

尌shù廚chú

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The form explained here is 廚, not 厨: the 广 part is about the meaning, and the 尌 part gives the sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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