煮 Stroke Order — How to Write 煮

Stroke Order

煮 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 灬, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

煮 Radical and Character Components

Components:者灬

煮 is a phono-semantic compound: 灬 (fire) carries the meaning, while 者 indicates the sound.

Radical: 灬 + 8 more strokes

煮 Pronunciation and Pinyin

zhǔ

Meanings of 煮 in Chinese

zhǔ煮

To cook or prepare food by boiling it in water or other liquid.

妈妈正在厨房煮饭。

Mom is cooking rice in the kitchen.

Common Words and Phrases with 煮

zhǔ煮dòu豆rán燃qí萁

Fratricidal strife; a metaphor for intense conflict or infighting among close relatives, especially brothers, where one harms the other, often disregarding kinship.

公司内部为了争夺新项目，几个部门之间相互拆台，简直是煮豆燃萁。

To compete for the new project, several departments within the company undermined each other, which was simply internecine strife.

zhǔ煮hè鹤fén焚qín琴

To cook a crane for meat and burn a zither for fuel; to destroy or spoil something beautiful or elegant; to be utterly insensitive to beauty.

在那座古色古香的园林里大声喧哗，简直是煮鹤焚琴，煞风景极了。

Making a loud noise in that quaint, antique garden was simply 'boiling cranes and burning lutes,' utterly ruining the beautiful atmosphere.

zhǔ煮liàn练

Boiling-off (or degumming) raw silk or twisted silk threads to remove sericin or natural gum, thereby increasing its luster and softness, though at a loss of weight.