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炒

Character

炒 chǎo

HSK 6Character

to cook in hot oil, moving the food quickly (as in 炒饭)

Radical
火
Strokes
8
Structure
Left–right
Parts
火 少
Traditional
炒
Frequency
#2055 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

chǎo

chao3
  1. to cook in hot oil, moving the food quickly (as in 炒饭)
  2. to make something very popular by talking about it a lot (as in 炒作)
  3. to fire someone from their job (as in 炒鱿鱼)

Examples

  • 我喜欢吃炒饭

    wǒ xǐ huan chī chǎo fàn

    I like to eat fried rice.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 老板炒了他

    lǎo bǎn chǎo le tā

    The boss fired him.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 大家都在炒作这个新闻

    dà jiā dōu zài chǎo zuò zhè ge xīn wén

    Everyone is hyping up this news.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 8 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 炒

Draw “炒” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Words with 炒

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炒作chǎo zuòto make something seem more exciting in the news than it really isWordHSK 6炒股chǎo gǔto buy and sell stocks, hoping to make moneyWordHSK 6炒信chǎo xìn(of a business operator) to inflate one's reputation by dishonest means (e.g. posting fake reviews)Word炒勺chǎo sháowok with a long handleWord炒家chǎo jiāspeculatorWord炒房chǎo fángto speculate in real estateWord炒更chǎo gēngto moonlightWord炒汇chǎo huìto speculate in foreign currencyWord炒热chǎo rèto raise prices by speculationWord炒米chǎo mǐfried riceWord炒菜chǎo càito stir-fryWord炒蛋chǎo dànscrambled eggsWord

Same radical 火

All characters with 火 →
火huǒ烟yān煙yān灯dēng燈dēng烦fán煩fán爆bào烧shāo燒shāo炸zhà灭miè
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