煮

to cook; to boil

12 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,342 U+716E

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

灬 (semantic, “fire”) + 者 (phonetic, zhě)

components: 者灬

boil · Heisig RSH #2307

puppet + cooking fire

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 者

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 者 (zhě) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
者 sound component	zhě	that which; they who; those who
都	dōu	all, each, entirely, whole; metropolis; capital
猪	zhū	pig, hog, wild boar
诸	zhū	all, many, various; surname
著	zhù	to show, to prove, to make known
署	shǔ	bureau, public office; to sign
赌	dǔ	to bet, to gamble, to wager
绪	xù	mental state; thread, clue
屠	tú	to butcher, to slaughter; massacre
暑	shǔ	hot; heat; summer
堵	dǔ	wall; to stop, to prevent, to block
奢	shē	exaggerated; extravagant, wasteful
睹	dǔ	to look at, to gaze at; to observe
渚	zhǔ	islet, sandbar
箸	zhù	chopsticks
褚	zhǔ	bag, valise; to pad, to stuff; surname
赭	zhě	hematite; ochre, reddish-brown
啫	zhě	onomatopoeic; an interjection of warning
楮	chǔ	mulberry; paper

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
煮蛋计时器	zhǔ dàn jì shí qì	egg timer
生米煮成熟饭	shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn	the rice is cooked; what's done is done; it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
煮熟的鸭子飞了	zhǔ shú de yā zi fēi le	the cooked duck flew away (proverb); (fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers
水煮鱼	shuǐ zhǔ yú	Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil
关东煮	Guān dōng zhǔ	oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc i…
家庭煮夫	jiā tíng zhǔ fū	househusband
水煮蛋	shuǐ zhǔ dàn	boiled egg
温水煮青蛙	wēn shuǐ zhǔ qīng wā	(fig.) introducing change incrementally so that it arouses little resistance; gradual chan…
煮法	zhǔ fǎ	cooking method
煮开	zhǔ kāi	to boil (food)
煮蛋	zhǔ dàn	boiled egg
煮饭	zhǔ fàn	to cook
快煮壶	kuài zhǔ hú	electric kettle (Tw)
煮熟	zhǔ shóu	to boil thoroughly; to cook thoroughly
烧煮	shāo zhǔ	to cook
煮锅	zhǔ guō	cooking pot
焚琴煮鹤	fén qín zhǔ hè	lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes; fig. to waste valuable resources; to destroy wantonl…
煮豆燃萁	zhǔ dòu rán qí	burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife
煮沸	zhǔ fèi	to boil
烹煮	pēng zhǔ	to cook; to boil