páo

archaic
literary
technical

Meaning of

庖 means kitchen; chef; cook. Pronounced páo.

  • kitchen
  • chef; cook

Character Info

Radical
Strokes8

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Jūn
yuǎn
páo
chú
 

A gentleman keeps his distance from the kitchen (to avoid the sight of slaughter).

Zhè
ge
chéng
lái
yuán
Mèng
de
wén
zhāng
 
 "
páo
 "
zhǐ
de
jiù
shì
chú
fáng
 

This idiom originates from Mencius's writings; 'páo' refers to the kitchen.