燴 meaning and stroke order
Ragout; to braise, to cook
How to write 燴, stroke by stroke
17 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 燴
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to braise
- to cook (rice etc) with vegetables, meat and water
How 燴 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Fire.
火 gives the meaning and 會 hints at the sound.
Radical: 火 (fire), shared by 128 characters on this site.
How to remember 燴
燴 combines fire 火 (the meaning part) with 會 (huì), which gives the sound. Picture many ingredients that 會 (huì, meet or gather) together in one pot over the fire 火.
燴 (huì) means to cook several ingredients together with liquid, often finishing with a thickened sauce. It appears mostly in dish names and set words like 燴飯 (huìfàn), rice topped with a saucy stir-braise. Example: 我要一份牛肉燴飯。(Wǒ yào yí fèn niúròu huìfàn.) I'd like a beef rice with gravy.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes swap 燴 with 繪 (huì, to draw), which sounds the same but has the silk radical 糸 instead of fire 火. Also note that 燴 is fourth tone, huì, not huí.
Questions about 燴
How many strokes are in 燴?
燴 is written with 17 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 燴 mean?
燴 (huì) means ragout; to braise, to cook.
How do you pronounce 燴?
燴 is pronounced huì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 燴?
The radical of 燴 is 火, which carries the idea of "fire". Dictionaries list 燴 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 燴?
燴 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 烩, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 燴 and 燉?
燉 (dùn) means slow stewing for a long time, usually with a lot of liquid. 燴 is quicker and uses less liquid. The mixed ingredients often end in a thickened sauce.
What does 大雜燴 mean?
大雜燴 (dà záhuì) literally means a big mixed stew. People also use it to describe a hodgepodge or jumble of unrelated things.