厨
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chú · kitchen

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12Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

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厂Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 厨

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chúWords pronounced chú
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Example sentences

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Nǐ zài nǐ de chú fáng lǐ kǎo dōng xī.你在你的厨房里烤东西。

You bake in your kitchen.

Source: Tatoeba #13919901 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men yǒu yí wèi fēi cháng hǎo de chú shī.我们有一位非常好的厨师。

We have a really good cook.

Source: Tatoeba #427918 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā wèn wǒ men xiǎng bu xiǎng xià chú.她问我们想不想下厨。

She asked us if we would like to cook.

Source: Tatoeba #2023512 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè fáng jiān shì dāng chú fáng yòng de.这房间是当厨房用的。

This room is used as a kitchen.

Source: Tatoeba #1307417 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ shì zài zì jiā chú fáng lǐ sǐ de.汤姆是在自家厨房里死的。

Tom died in his kitchen.

Source: Tatoeba #8715860 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ dào chú fáng lǐ tì wǒ bǎ yi bǎ chuí zǐ ná lái.你到厨房里替我把一把锤子拿来。

Could you get a hammer for me from the kitchen please?

Source: Tatoeba #420830 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 厨 in context

  1. Say chú, then recall the core meaning: kitchen.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 厨房 (chú fáng), meaning “kitchen”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 厨 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.