烹 pēng cooking
cooking; cuisine
How to remember 烹: 亨 offering hall + 灬 fire = cooking. In the temple's offering hall the monks light a fire under the big pot, and the whole village can smell their cooking.
Component breakdown
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
烹 = 亨 offering hall + 灬 fire
- 亨 offering hall sound
- 灬 fire meaning
In the temple's offering hall the monks light a fire under the big pot, and the whole village can smell their cooking.
How it came to be
The fire below gives the meaning and the offering hall the sound.
How it is used
- To cook/prepare food (a general culinary verb): 烹饪 (pēngrèn) cooking/cuisine, 烹调 (pēngtiáo) to cook/prepare dishes.
- More formal than 做饭 (zuò fàn); appears in culinary and menu contexts. 烹茶 (pēng chá) to brew tea.