炖 meaning and stroke order
To stew
How to write 炖, stroke by stroke
8 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 炖
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to stew
How 炖 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Fire.
火 gives the meaning and 屯 hints at the sound.
Radical: 火 (fire), shared by 128 characters on this site.
How to remember 炖
炖 (dùn) is fire 火 on the left with 屯 (tún) on the right, which gives the sound. Picture food sitting over a low 火 for a long time, slowly stewing until soft.
炖 means to cook something slowly in liquid over low heat, often meat, soup, or bone broth. It usually comes before the food: 炖鸡汤 (dùn jītāng), 炖牛肉 (dùn niúròu). Example: 妈妈在炖肉。(Māma zài dùn ròu.) Mom is stewing meat.
Common mistake: Learners often read 炖 as tún because of the sound part 屯, but 炖 is said dùn with a falling fourth tone. Also don't mix it up with 吨 (dūn, ton), which has the same right side but a mouth 口 on the left.
Common words with 炖
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 炖肉 | dùnròu | to stew meat; stewed meat | |
| 炖菜 | dùncài | a stew |
炖 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 炖
How many strokes are in 炖?
炖 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 炖 mean?
炖 (dùn) means to stew. A common word with it is 炖肉 (dùnròu), meaning "to stew meat; stewed meat".
How do you pronounce 炖?
炖 is pronounced dùn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 炖?
The radical of 炖 is 火, which carries the idea of "fire". Dictionaries list 炖 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 炖?
The traditional form of 炖 is 燉. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 炖 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 炖 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 炖 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 炖 and 煮?
煮 (zhǔ) is general boiling or cooking in water, like 煮面 (zhǔ miàn, boil noodles). 炖 means slow cooking for a long time over low heat until the food is very tender.
Can 炖 be used as a noun for a dish?
On its own 炖 is mostly a verb. To talk about the dish, Chinese usually uses a word like 炖菜 (dùncài, a stew) or names the food, such as 土豆炖牛肉 (tǔdòu dùn niúròu, beef stewed with potatoes).