chā

馇

Character · VerbTraditional餷

cook animal feed; boil porridge

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to cook (animal feed) by stirring while boiling

dialect

Specifically used for preparing livestock or pet food in a pot. Not commonly used for human food preparation except in definition 2.

Tā她
zhèng正
zài在
chú厨
fáng房
lǐ里
chā馇
zhū猪
shí食
 。

She is in the kitchen cooking the pig feed.

Měi每
tiān天
dōu都
yào要
chā馇
yī一
dà大
guō锅
gǒu狗
shí食
 。

Every day, a big pot of dog food needs to be cooked.

2.

verb

to boil; to simmer (porridge)

dialect

Used in certain dialects to describe the process of making porridge. The standard word for this is 熬 (áo).

Nǎi奶
nai奶
yòng用
xiǎo小
huǒ火
chā馇
le了
yī一
guō锅
xiǎo小
mǐ米
zhōu粥
 。

Grandma simmered a pot of millet porridge over low heat.

Chā馇
zhōu粥
shí时
yào要
jīng经
cháng常
jiǎo搅
bàn拌
 ，
fáng防
zhǐ止
zhān粘
guō锅
 。

You need to stir often when boiling porridge to prevent it from sticking to the pot.