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HSK 3.0Vocab 5 Recognition 5

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Animated Stroke Order 炒

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How to write 炒 — animated stroke order

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2.

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炒 stroke order diagram

3.

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4.

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5.

How to Use 炒

Stir-fry, hype, speculate

In words like 炒股 and 炒作, 炒 (chǎo) conveys the idea of stirring up activity, whether in cooking, hype, or speculation.

炒股 • chǎo gǔ • (coll.) to speculate in stocks • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

men们

zài在

chǎo炒

zuò作

zhè这

ge

Information

Pinyinchǎo

Meaningstir-fry

Strokes8

Radical火

Traditional炒

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1346

Zhuyinㄔㄠˇ

UnicodeU+7092

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火fire

To stir-fry (火) with a ladle (少) — the action of cooking food quickly in a wok.

chǎo炒

gǔ股

(coll.) to speculate in stocks

炒作 • chǎo zuò • Nest • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chǎo炒

zuò作

Nest

个

xīn新

wén闻

。

They are hyping up this news.

tā他

měi每

tiān天

huā花

shí时

jiān间

yán研

jiū究

chǎo炒

gǔ股

。

He spends time studying stock trading every day.

mā妈

ma妈

zhèng正

zài在

chú厨

fáng房

chǎo炒

cài菜

。

Mom is stir-frying in the kitchen.

mā妈

ma妈

zhèng正

zài在

chú厨

fáng房

lǐ里

chǎo炒

cài菜

。

Mom is stir-frying vegetables in the kitchen.

Wǒ我

zhōng中

wǔ午

chī吃

le了

chǎo炒

miàn面

。

I ate fried noodles for lunch.

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钞chāopaper money, banknote
嘲cháoto ridicule, to mock
巢cháonest, den, lair
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抄chāoto copy; transcribe; plagiarise

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炯jiǒngbright, brilliant, clear; hot
炳bǐngbright, luminous; glorious
炽chìburning-hot, intense; to burn, blaze; splendid, illustrious
烬jìncinders, ashes, embers; remnants
炙zhìroast, broil; toast; cauterize
烽fēngsignal fire; tower where signal

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