Character

烹

pēng HSK 7

烹 pēng HSK 7

1. cooking method: stir briefly in hot oil, then add soy sauce and seasonings, and dish up immediately
2. to cook, boil (food, tea)
3. ancient cruel punishment of boiling a person alive in a cauldron

Words using 烹 as pēng (2)

1 烹调 pēng tiáo — to cook HSK 7
- 烹 cooking, boiling (the heating process)
- 调 seasoning, adjusting flavors
Example

她很会烹调中国菜。

tā hěn huì pēng tiáo zhōng guó cài

She is very good at cooking Chinese food.
2 烹饪 pēng rèn — to cook HSK 7
- 烹 to boil, to cook
- 饪 to cook food, to prepare meals
Example

我喜欢烹饪中国菜。

wǒ xǐ huan pēng rèn zhōng guó cài

I like cooking Chinese food.

Structure & writing

烹 pēng — cooking method: stir briefly in hot oil, then add soy sauce and seasonings, and dish up immediately

烹 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 亨 hēng — smooth progress, prosperity, going well

亨 is a component in 2 characters

HSK 7

哼 hēng to groan or moan in pain 烹 pēng cooking method: stir briefly in hot oil, then add soy sauce and seasonings, and dish up immediately

2 灬 huǒ — fire radical

灬 is a component in 18 characters

HSK 1

点 diǎn a small drop of liquid; droplet 热 rè hot; high in temperature (opposite of 'cold')

HSK 2

然 rán (lit.) correct; right

HSK 3

照 zhào (of light) shine on an object 熊 xióng bear (large mammal with short tail, thick limbs, and hooked claws) 糕 gāo cake or pastry made from rice flour or wheat flour, e.g. 年糕, 蜂糕, 蛋糕

HSK 4

熟 shú ripe (of fruit or crops, opposite of '生')

HSK 5

烈 liè intense, strong, powerful (of concentration, force, momentum, etc.) 煮 zhǔ to boil or cook (food) in water over heat 熬 áo to cook grain etc. in water into a paste or porridge

HSK 6

杰 jié a person of outstanding talent 焦 jiāo scorched, charred (dried out by heat, turning yellowish-black, hard and brittle)

HSK 7

烹 pēng cooking method: stir briefly in hot oil, then add soy sauce and seasonings, and dish up immediately 煎 jiān to pan-fry (cook in a small amount of oil until surface is browned) 熙 xī (lit.) bright, radiant 燕 yàn swallow (bird with small body, long pointed wings, and forked tail) 蒸 zhēng to evaporate; (of liquid) to heat up and rise as vapor

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遮 zhē to block from view; to obscure

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