chǎo

HSK 6
common
verb

Meaning of

炒 means to stir-fry; to sauté; to speculate in; to hype up. Pronounced chǎo. HSK 6.

  • to stir-fry; to sauté
  • to speculate in; to hype up
  • to sensationalize; to hype up (news, topics)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes8
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

ma
měi
tiān
wǎn
shang
dōu
huì
chǎo
liǎng
ge
cài
 

My mom stir-fries two dishes every night.

huì
chǎo
jiāo
ma
 

Can you stir-fry chili peppers?

zuì
huān
chī
táng
chǎo
zi
 

He likes to eat sugar-roasted chestnuts the most.

Chǎo
dàn
dìng
yào
yóu
zài
xià
guō
 

You must heat the oil first before putting in the eggs to scramble them.

men
jīn
wǎn
jiù
jiǎn
dān
chǎo
ge
huā
shēng
ba
 

Let's simply stir-fry some peanuts for tonight.