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炖 Stroke Order — How to Write 炖

Stroke Order

炖 is written in 8 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.

炖 Radical and Character Components

Components:火屯

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

Radical: 火 + 4 more strokes

炖 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • dùn

Meanings of 炖 in Chinese

1

dùn炖

To stew or braise food until it is tender, typically for dishes like stewed meat or clear stewed chicken.
我妈妈最喜欢炖排骨,味道特别好
My mom loves to stew spare ribs the most; they taste exceptionally good.
To stew or simmer (medicine, wine, etc.) in a bowl placed in water, often for gentle heating or preparation.
妈妈正在给生病的奶奶炖药
Mom is stewing medicine for Grandma who is ill.

Common Words and Phrases with 炖

1
dùn炖guō锅
A deep cooking pot used for stewing or slow cooking.
我用那个大炖锅慢炖了一锅香浓的牛肉汤。
I used that large stew pot to slow-cook a pot of fragrant beef soup.
2
dùn炖niú牛ròu肉
Stewed beef, sometimes specifically referring to canned corned beef (bully beef).
这道炖牛肉味道浓郁,是搭配土豆和卷心菜的绝佳选择。
This corned beef is rich in flavor and is an excellent choice to pair with potatoes and cabbage.
3
dùn炖ròu肉
fricassee; boiled meat
这道炖肉需要慢火炖煮好几个小时才能入味。
This stew needs to be slow-cooked for several hours for the flavors to fully develop.

More words with 炖

  • dùn炖cài菜stew
  • dùn炖zhǔ煮stew, braise
  • dùn炖tāng汤stew, simmered soup
  • dùn炖yú鱼fish stew, braised fish
  • màn慢dùn炖slow cook, braise
  • dùn炖pái排gǔ骨Stewed ribs, Braised ribs
  • dùn炖dé得well-stewed, properly stewed
  • dùn炖pǐn品stew, stewed dish
  • dùn炖ròu肉shí时When stewing meat, While stewing meat
  • wén文huǒ火màn慢dùn炖Simmer slowly, Slow cook

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Questions about 炖

What does 炖 mean in Chinese?

炖 (dùn) means “To stew or simmer (medicine” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 炖?

炖 is pronounced dùn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 炖 have?

炖 has 8 strokes.

How do you write 炖?

炖 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 火. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 炖?

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

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