Usage of the character 煮

variant of 煮 (zhǔ)

zhǔ

煮

[煮]

to cook
to boil

pēngzhǔ

烹煮

[烹煮]

to cook
to boil

zhǔshóu

煮熟

[煮熟]

to boil thoroughly
to cook thoroughly

zhǔfǎ

煮法

[煮法]

cooking method

zhǔguō

煮锅

[煮鍋]

cooking pot

zhǔkāi

煮开

[煮開]

to boil (food)

zhǔfàn

煮饭

[煮飯]

to cook

zhǔfèi

煮沸

[煮沸]

to boil

dùnzhǔ

炖煮

[燉煮]

to stew

shāozhǔ

烧煮

[燒煮]

to cook

zhǔyìng

煮硬

[煮硬]

to hard-boil (eggs)

zhǔdàn

煮蛋

[煮蛋]

boiled egg

kuàizhǔhú

快煮壶

[快煮壺]

electric kettle (Tw)

shuǐzhǔyú

水煮鱼

[水煮魚]

Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil

shuǐzhǔdàn

水煮蛋

[水煮蛋]

boiled egg
soft-boiled egg

Guāndōngzhǔ

关东煮

[關東煮]

oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth

fénqínzhǔhè

焚琴煮鹤

[焚琴煮鶴]

lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes
fig. to waste valuable resources
to destroy wantonly beautiful things

jiātíngzhǔfū

家庭煮夫

[家庭煮夫]

househusband

zhǔdòuránqí

煮豆燃萁

[煮豆燃萁]

burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife

zhǔdànjìshíqì

煮蛋计时器

[煮蛋計時器]

egg timer

shēngmǐzhǔchéngshúfàn

生米煮成熟饭

[生米煮成熟飯]

the rice is cooked
what's done is done
it's too late to change anything now (idiom)

zhǔshúdeyāzifēile

煮熟的鸭子飞了

[煮熟的鴨子飛了]

the cooked duck flew away (proverb)
(fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers