Skip to content

烹

pēng
Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. cooking method
  2. 2. to boil sb alive (capital punishment in imperial China)

Stop forgetting what you study. Build recall daily.

Try HanyuGuide's Chinese review system with multiple choice, typed recall, tone-aware practice, and reviews scheduled before memory fades.

Start Free Trial $9.99 / year
Try the 30-second demo

Character focus

Stroke order

11 strokes

Example Sentences

1 shown
湯姆擅長 烹 飪。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 838551)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 烹

烹调
pēng tiáo

to cook

烹饪
pēng rèn

cooking; culinary arts

兔死狗烹
tù sǐ gǒu pēng

lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)

治大国若烹小鲜
zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān

ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)

烹煮
pēng zhǔ

to cook

烹茶
pēng chá

to brew tea

烹制
pēng zhì

to cook

烹调术
pēng tiáo shù

cookery

烹饪法
pēng rèn fǎ

cuisine

狡兔死走狗烹
jiǎo tù sǐ zǒu gǒu pēng

see 兔死狗烹[tù sǐ gǒu pēng]