炒
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chǎo · to boil, to fry, to roast, to sauté

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8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

火Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 炒

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chǎoWords pronounced chǎo
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Example sentences

Notice where 炒 sits in each complete thought.

Tā zài shàng gè jǐng qì shí qī chǎo gǔ zǎn xià le yì bǐ qián.他在上个景气时期炒股攒下了一笔钱。

He amassed a fortune in stock trading during the last boom.

Source: Tatoeba #1395004 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Liǎng gè jī bā chǎo cài, yí gè jī bā wèi ér两个鸡巴炒菜,一个鸡巴味儿

We are speaking about the same thing, just in different words.

Source: Tatoeba #2366159 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā chǎo gǔ zhuàn hěn duō qián.他炒股賺很多錢。

He's making a lot of money in the stock market.

Source: Tatoeba #10308979 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ bù néng chǎo le wǒ men.你不能炒了我们。

You can't fire us.

Source: Tatoeba #10260817 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ men bù néng chǎo le wǒ men.你们不能炒了我们。

You can't fire us.

Source: Tatoeba #10264346 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zuò nà zhǒng shì de huà, tā kě néng huì bèi chǎo.做那种事的话,他可能会被炒。

He might get fired if he does that.

Source: Tatoeba #13887418 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 炒 in context

  1. Say chǎo, then recall the core meaning: to boil, to fry, to roast, to sauté.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 炒作 (chǎo zuò), meaning “to hype”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 炒 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.