火候 (huǒ hou): Degree of doneness (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

Pay attention to the heat when cooking rice.

He always fails to control the doneness when pan-frying steak, making it either too rare or overcooked.

The timing and degree of control in negotiations are crucial; one must neither rush nor miss the right opportunity.

Learning a language is like cooking; you need to master the timing and intensity to make progress.

When baking a cake, the oven's temperature and timing directly determine the texture of the final product.