廚 meaning and stroke order
Kitchen; closet, cupboard
How to write 廚, stroke by stroke
15 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 廚
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- kitchen
How 廚 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Building.
厂 gives the meaning and 豆 hints at the sound.
Radical: 广 (broad), shared by 60 characters on this site.
How to remember 廚
Under the roof 广 (a building) sits 尌, which contains 豆 (dòu), an old food vessel, beside a hand 寸. Picture a room in the building where hands work with food dishes: the kitchen.
廚 is the traditional form, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Mainland China writes it 厨. It rarely stands alone and usually appears in words like 廚房 (chúfáng, kitchen) and 廚師 (chúshī, chef). Example: 媽媽在廚房做飯。(Māma zài chúfáng zuò fàn.) Mom is cooking in the kitchen.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up the roof. Traditional 廚 uses 广, while simplified 厨 uses the flatter 厂, so do not combine 广 with the simplified inner parts. Also say chú with a rising second tone, not chū.
Common words with 廚
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Characters that contain 廚
Learning 廚 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 廚
How many strokes are in 廚?
廚 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 廚 mean?
廚 (chú) means kitchen; closet, cupboard. A common word with it is 厨房 (chúfáng), meaning "kitchen".
How do you pronounce 廚?
廚 is pronounced chú, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 廚?
The radical of 廚 is 广, which carries the idea of "broad". Dictionaries list 廚 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 廚?
廚 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 厨, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 廚師 and 廚子?
廚師 (chúshī) is the neutral, professional word for a cook or chef. 廚子 (chúzi) is more casual and can sound old-fashioned or a little less respectful.
How do you say 'to cook a meal yourself' using 廚?
Use 下廚 (xiàchú), literally 'go down to the kitchen'. For example, 他今天親自下廚。(Tā jīntiān qīnzì xiàchú.) He cooked himself today.