炊 (chuī): To cook a meal — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 炊

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 炊

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

炊

火fire

欠owe

炊=火fire+欠owe

Fire (火) prepares food with a hand (欠) — to cook a meal over flames.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 炊

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5.

How to Use 炊

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 炊 works in context.

Single HSK word

炊 appears in the HSK word 炊烟, meaning "smoke from kitchen chimneys".

HSK 6

chuī炊

yān烟

smoke from kitchen chimneys

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 炊 is used in context

tā他

fù负

zé责

quán全

lián连

de的

chuī炊

shì事

gōng工

zuò作

。

He is responsible for the cooking work of the entire company.

bàng傍

wǎn晚

shí时

fēn分

，

cūn村

zhuāng庄

shēng升

qǐ起

mā妈

ma妈

zhèng正

zài在

chú厨

fáng房

zhǔn准

bèi备

chuī

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niǎo袅

chuī炊

yān烟

。

In the evening, wisps of cooking smoke rise from the village.

炊

jù具

。

Mom is preparing cooking utensils in the kitchen.

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