煮 (zhǔ) — to boil, to cook (in boiling water)
Definition
煮 means 'to boil' food in water (eggs, dumplings, soup). 烧 covers frying/stir-frying too; 沸腾 describes water itself reaching a boil.
verb
to boilto cook (in boiling water)
Examples
- 煮。Wǒ zhǔ le sān gè jī dàn.I boiled three eggs.
- 煮。Mā ma zài chú fáng zhǔ tāng.Mom is making soup in the kitchen.
- 煮？zhǔ Jiǎo zi xū yào duō cháng shí jiān?How long does it take to boil dumplings?
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.
煮 pairs 者, which gives the sound, with 灬, a form of 火 (fire), to show cooking over a fire.
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