煮

• 拼音: zhǔ
• 汉字拆解: 煮 = 者 (phonetic) + 灬 (fire radical at bottom)

含义

To boil; to cook in water or liquid; to simmer.

A fundamental cooking method involving submerging food in boiling water or liquid. Used for cooking noodles, eggs, dumplings, soups, and congee. Distinct from 炒 (stir-fry), 蒸 (steam), and 炸 (deep-fry).

例句

1. 水开了以后把饺子放进去煮五分钟就好。
2. 妈妈正在厨房里煮面条，香味飘满了整个房间。
3. 这种药材需要用小火慢慢煮两个小时才能发挥药效。

用法指南

语境: cooking, daily life, food

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 帮我煮两个鸡蛋。(Help me boil two eggs.)
• 这汤煮了三个小时。(This soup has been simmering for three hours.)

错误说法

• 煮牛排。(Unusual — steak is typically 煎 pan-fried or 烤 grilled, not boiled)

起源与历史

A phono-semantic compound with 火 (fire) at the bottom indicating cooking, and 者 as the phonetic component.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal