Usage of the character 炊
chuī
炊
[炊]
- to cook food
chuīzhou
炊帚
[炊帚]
- pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
chuījù
炊具
[炊具]
- cooking utensils
- cookware
- cooker
chuīyān
炊烟
[炊煙]
- smoke from kitchen chimneys
yěchuī
野炊
[野炊]
- to cook a meal over a campfire (usu. for a group of people on an outing)
- cookout
chuīshì
炊事
[炊事]
- cooking
chuīqì
炊器
[炊器]
- cooking vessels (archaeology)
chuīcuàn
炊爨
[炊爨]
- to light a fire and cook a meal
chuīshìyuán
炊事员
[炊事員]
- cook
- kitchen worker
shíyùchuīguì
食玉炊桂
[食玉炊桂]
- food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom)
- the cost of living is very high
mǐyǐchéngchuī
米已成炊
[米已成炊]
- lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom)
- fig. what is done cannot be undone
qiǎofùnánwéiwúmǐzhīchuī
巧妇难为无米之炊
[巧婦難為無米之炊]
- The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.