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Character Decomposition
炊=火+欠
Etymology
fire
Meanings
to cook food
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Words with 炊 39 total
pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips炊帚chuī zhouto cook a meal over a campfire (usu. for a group of people on an outing) · cookout野炊yě chuīcooking炊事chuī shìcooking utensils · cookware · cooker炊具chuī jùcooking vessels (archaeology)炊器chuī qìsmoke from kitchen chimneys炊烟chuī yānto light a fire and cook a meal炊爨chuī cuàncook · kitchen worker炊事员chuī shì yuánfood is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom) · the cost of living is very high食玉炊桂shí yù chuī guìmake bricks without straw · lacking the necessary materials one cannot accomplish one's intentions · cook a meal without rice无米之炊wú mǐ zhī chuīlit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom) · fig. what is done cannot be undone米已成炊mǐ yǐ chéng chuīThe cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.巧妇难为无米之炊qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī
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