烹 pēng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 亨 prospering, going smoothly 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
烹调
pēngtiáo
to cook; cooking; cookery
Characters in this word
调 diào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 周 Zhou dynasty
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这本古籍记录了宫廷菜的烹调方法，也反映了当时的礼仪观念。 Zhè běn gǔjí jìlù le gōngtíng cài de pēngtiáo fāngfǎ, yě fǎnyìng le dāngshí de lǐyí guānniàn. This ancient book records methods for cooking court dishes and also reflects the ritual ideas of the time.
- 烹调鱼的时候，要先去掉鱼腥味。 Pēngtiáo yú de shíhou, yào xiān qùdiào yú xīngwèi. When cooking fish you first need to remove the fishy smell.
- 每个地方的烹调方法都不一样，口味也不同。 Měi gè dìfang de pēngtiáo fāngfǎ dōu bù yīyàng, kǒuwèi yě bù tóng. Every place has its own cooking method, and the tastes differ too.
Related words
- 烹饪 pēngrèn to cook; cookery; culinary arts
- 调 diào tune; tone
- 调查 diàochá survey; investigation
- 空调 kōngtiáo air conditioner
- 强调 qiángdiào to emphasize
- 调 tiáo to adjust
- 调整 tiáozhěng to adjust; to change
- 单调 dāndiào boring; monotonous
- 调皮 tiáopí naughty; mischievous
- 调动 diàodòng to transfer; to mobilize
- 调节 tiáojié to adjust
- 调解 tiáojiě to mediate