烹 pēng cooking
cooking; cuisine
How to remember 烹: 亨 offering hall + 灬 fire = cooking. In the temple's offering hall the monks light a fire under the big pot, and the whole village can smell their cooking.
Component breakdown
烹 = 亨 offering hall + 灬 fire
- 亨 offering hall
- 灬 fire
In the temple's offering hall the monks light a fire under the big pot, and the whole village can smell their cooking.
How it is used
- To cook/prepare food (a general culinary verb) - 烹饪 (pēngrèn) cooking/cuisine, 烹调 (pēngtiáo) to cook/prepare dishes.
- More formal than 做饭 (zuò fàn); appears in culinary and menu contexts. 烹茶 (pēng chá) to brew tea.