煲 meaning and stroke order
Deep cooking pot; to cook slowly in such a pot
How to write 煲, stroke by stroke
13 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 煲
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- deep cooking pot
- to cook slowly in such a pot
How 煲 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Fire.
火 gives the meaning and 保 hints at the sound.
Radical: 火 (fire), shared by 128 characters on this site.
How to remember 煲
煲 puts 保 (bǎo, to protect, keep) on top of 火 (huǒ, fire). Picture a pot that keeps food over the fire for hours. 火 gives the meaning and 保 gives the sound.
煲 is common in Cantonese-influenced speech and food names. It means a deep pot or slow cooking in one, as in 煲汤 (bāo tāng, to simmer soup) and 煲仔饭 (bāozǎifàn, clay pot rice). Example: 妈妈在煲鸡汤。(Māma zài bāo jītāng.) Mom is simmering chicken soup.
Common mistake: Learners often read 煲 as bǎo because the sound part 保 is third tone. 煲 is first tone, bāo. Also, 煲 means long slow cooking, so do not use it for quick boiling like 煮面 (zhǔ miàn, to boil noodles).
Questions about 煲
How many strokes are in 煲?
煲 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 煲 mean?
煲 (bāo) means deep cooking pot; to cook slowly in such a pot.
How do you pronounce 煲?
煲 is pronounced bāo, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 煲?
The radical of 煲 is 火, which carries the idea of "fire". Dictionaries list 煲 under this radical.
Is 煲 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 煲 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What does 煲电话粥 mean?
煲电话粥 (bāo diànhuà zhōu) literally means 'to slow-cook phone porridge.' It is a playful way to say someone talks on the phone for a very long time.
What is the difference between 煲 and 炖?
Both mean slow cooking. 煲 (bāo) is more Cantonese and is used a lot for soups and clay pot dishes. 炖 (dùn) is the more general Mandarin word for stewing.