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煨 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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煨 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
煨 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
煨 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
煨 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

煨 Stroke Order — How to Write 煨

Stroke Order

煨 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 火, 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.

煨 Radical and Character Components

Components:火畏

煨 is a phono-semantic compound: 火 (fire) carries the meaning, while 畏 indicates the sound.

Radical: 火 + 9 more strokes

煨 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • wēi

Meanings of 煨 in Chinese

1

wēi煨

To cook food slowly in embers or hot ashes, typically to make it tender or thoroughly cooked, similar to baking a sweet potato in ashes.
奶奶喜欢把玉米放在灶膛里煨着吃，特别香甜。
Grandma likes to bake corn in the stove embers; it's especially fragrant and sweet.
To simmer slowly over a low fire; to stew.
妈妈喜欢用砂锅煨汤，味道特别香。
Mom likes to simmer soup in a clay pot; it tastes especially fragrant.

Common Words and Phrases with 煨

1
wēi煨kǎo烤
to roast food by covering it with embers, hot ash, hot sand, or hot stones
祖母喜欢用热灰煨烤红薯，这样烤出来的红薯格外香甜软糯。
My grandmother loves to ember-roast sweet potatoes in hot ash; they turn out exceptionally sweet and soft.
2
wēi煨rè热
Very intimate; warm and affectionate.
他轻抚着她的发丝，试图用这份温柔将她的心煨热。
He gently stroked her hair, trying to warm her heart with this tenderness.

Idioms with 煨

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Questions about 煨

What does 煨 mean in Chinese?

煨 (wēi) means “To simmer slowly over a low fire” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 煨?

煨 is pronounced wēi in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 煨 have?

煨 has 13 strokes.

How do you write 煨?

煨 is written in 13 strokes, starting from the radical 火. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 煨?

The radical of 煨 is 火, and 煨 is a phono-semantic compound.