炒 (chǎo) — to stir-fry; to sauté; to speculate (in stocks, etc.); to hype (up); to promote aggressively
Definition
Mainly means 'stir-fry' (the high-heat Chinese cooking method) — contrast with 煎 (pan-frying in oil, no stirring). Figuratively, to 'hype' or 'speculate', sharing the media-hype sense with 炒作.
verb
to stir-fryto sautéto speculate (in stocks, etc.)to hype (up)to promote aggressively
Examples
- 炒。Wǒ xué huì le chǎo jī dàn.I learned how to stir-fry eggs.
- 。Tā chǎo gǔ piào péi le hěn duō qián.He lost a lot of money speculating in stocks.
- 炒。Méi tǐ zài chǎo zhè ge xīn wén.The media is hyping this news.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
The shape combines 火 (fire) as the meaning part with 少 as the sound part.
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