焗 meaning and stroke order
To bake, to roast; to suffocate; stuffy
How to write 焗, stroke by stroke
11 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 焗
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (dialect) to cook in salt or sand, inside a sealed pot
- to steam
- to bake
How 焗 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Fire.
火 gives the meaning and 局 hints at the sound.
Radical: 火 (fire), shared by 128 characters on this site.
How to remember 焗
焗 is fire 火 (huǒ) next to 局 (jú), which gives the sound. Picture food shut inside a closed space with fire under it, cooking in its own heat.
焗 is mostly heard in Cantonese-influenced cooking terms and on menus in southern China and Hong Kong, where it means to bake or cook in a sealed pot. A famous dish is 盐焗鸡 (yán jú jī), salt-baked chicken. You will also see it in Western-style dishes like 焗饭 (jú fàn), baked rice with cheese.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 焗 with 局 (jú) because they sound the same. Remember that the cooking word needs the fire radical 火 on the left. Also keep it apart from 烤 (kǎo), the everyday word for roasting or grilling, since 焗 suggests a covered or sealed method.
Questions about 焗
How many strokes are in 焗?
焗 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 焗 mean?
焗 (jú) means to bake, to roast; to suffocate; stuffy.
How do you pronounce 焗?
焗 is pronounced jú, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 焗?
The radical of 焗 is 火, which carries the idea of "fire". Dictionaries list 焗 under this radical.
What is the difference between 焗 and 烤?
烤 (kǎo) is the common word for roasting or grilling over open heat, as in 烤鸭 (kǎo yā), roast duck. 焗 (jú) usually means baking in an enclosed space or sealed pot, and it often shows up in names of baked dishes like 焗饭 (jú fàn).
Is 焗 used outside of cooking?
Yes, in dialect it can mean stuffy or to suffocate, describing air that is closed in and hot. It also appears in hair salons, where 焗油 (jú yóu) means a hair oil or deep conditioning treatment using heat.