漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
炊: cook, boil
JLPT N18 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
火 carries the meaning · 欠 is drawn in
8 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
スイsui · on'yomi · in compounds
- 炊事すいじcooking; kitchen work
- 自炊じすいcooking for oneself; cooking one's own food
- 炊飯器すいはんきrice cooker
- 雑炊ぞうすいrice porridge made by simmering cooked…
たくtaku · kun'yomi · on its own
- 炊くたくto cook (grains, e.g. rice)
- 炊出したきだしfood distribution (esp. cooked rice)
Also read -だき, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Look at 火 and see the campfire! The central stroke is the main flame, and the side strokes are sparks dancing in the wind.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side炊 cook · 火
vs吹 blow · 口In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · chuī
Same form: 炊 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 炊 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 炊 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin chuī most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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