Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 炊

炊

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Meaning

 to cook food, to steam

Pronunciation

 chuī

Explanation

 Left: fire 火, right: lack 欠 (top: open mouth/yawning, below: person 人)

Mnemonic

If fire is lacking you can't cook.

Radicals

火 fire(Also this radical 灬 stands for fire.)
欠 lack, yawn
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Vocabulary

炊事员 chuī shì yuán cook; kitchen worker
炊事 chuī shì cooking
炊烟 chuī yān smoke from kitchen chimneys

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