炒

chǎo

ch+ǎo·3rd tone

to sauté; to stir-fry · to hype up

Radical: 火 Strokes: 8 HSK 6

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

火灵烟灰灯炎烦灭烂烧炮灾

Same radical

火灵烟灰灯炎烦灭烂烧炮灾炉烛灶

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Character Decomposition

炒=火+少

Etymology

fire

Meanings

to sauté; to stir-fry

to speculate (in real estate etc); to scalp

to hype up

to sack; to fire (sb)

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Words with 炒 47 total

stir-fried dish (Tw)热炒rè chǎo to stir-fry拌炒bàn chǎo (Hong Kong) to seek mutual destruction揽炒lǎn chǎo to stir-fry · to saute清炒qīng chǎo to hype · to promote (in the media)炒作chǎo zuò (of a business operator) to inflate one's reputation by dishonest means (e.g. posting fake reviews)炒信chǎo xìn wok with a long handle · wok spatula · ladle炒勺chǎo sháo to speculate in foreign currency炒汇chǎo huì speculator炒家chǎo jiā to speculate in real estate炒房chǎo fáng to moonlight炒更chǎo gēng to raise prices by speculation · to hype炒热chǎo rè