烹 pēng — boil; cook · English

烹

pēng

boil; cook

At a glance · 烹

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从火，亨声（亨亦表声义，煮义），本义为煮。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为煮、烧煮食物。

Structure

形声字，从火（意符，加热），亨（pēng）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinpēng

Radical灬

Strokes11

UnicodeU+70F9

Character type形声

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Six languages, one character

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English boil; cook To boil or cook food.

Français bouillir; cuire Bouillir ou cuire un aliment.

Español hervir; cocinar Hervir o cocinar alimento.

العربية يطبخ؛ يغلي يطبخ أو يغلي الطعام.

Русский варить Варить или готовить еду.

Common words

烹饪pēng rèncook
烹pēngboil

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