Phonosemantic compound. 灬 represents the meaning and 者 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
煮
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
煮
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
煮
Bronze
Mid Spring and Autumn (~600 BC)
煮
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
煮
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
煮
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
煮
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
煮
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
煮
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
煮
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
煮
Regular
Modern
Chinese
煮 [zhǔ]
to cook; to boil
Japanese
- simmered with; cooked with
- boiling; boiled dish
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (31)
煮饭 [zhǔfàn] #15,365
to cook
煮饭 [zhǔfàn] #15,365
to cook
煮沸 [zhǔfèi] #30,008
to boil
生米煮成熟饭 [shēngmǐzhǔchéngshúfàn] #50,944
the rice is cooked
生米煮成熟饭 [shēngmǐzhǔchéngshúfàn] #50,944
the rice is cooked
焚琴煮鹤 [fénqínzhǔhè] #64,689
lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes
焚琴煮鹤 [fénqínzhǔhè] #64,689
lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes
煮豆燃萁 [zhǔdòuránqí] #75,258
burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife
关东煮 [Guāndōngzhǔ]
oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth
家庭煮夫 [jiātíngzhǔfū]
househusband
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JAPANESE WORDS (111)
⭐ 煮る [にる] #9,957
to boil
⭐ 煮込む [にこむ] #12,040
to boil well
⭐ 煮える [にえる] #19,702
to be boiled
⭐ 煮物 [にもの] #20,651
nimono
煮えたぎる [にえたぎる] #21,690
to boil
⭐ 煮詰める [につめる] #22,183
to boil down
煮え切らない [にえきらない] #23,959
half-cooked
業を煮やす [ごうをにやす] #24,051
to lose one's temper
煮込み [にこみ] #26,221
stew
煮詰まる [につまる] #30,415
to be boiled down
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