cuàn

爨

Character · Verb · Noun

to cook over a fire; stove; surname

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Meanings

3 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to cook over a fire; to prepare a meal

archaic

An archaic literary term, rarely used in modern spoken language. Often appears in classical texts or historical contexts.

Gǔ古
dài代
nǚ女
zǐ子
fù负
zé责
chén晨
chuī炊
mù暮
cuàn爨
 。

In ancient times, women were responsible for cooking in the morning and evening.

Tā他
men们
fēn分
jū居
yì异
cuàn爨
 ，
gè各
zì自
shēng生
huó活
 。

They lived separately and cooked their own meals.

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fēn分
cuàn爨
ér而
shí食

to eat separately (lit. to cook and eat separately)

2.

noun

stove; cooking stove

archaic

Refers to the stove or hearth used for cooking. This sense is also archaic and literary.

Tā他
qīn亲
zì自
zhí执
cuàn爨
 ，
wèi为
jiā家
rén人
zuò做
fàn饭
 。

He personally tended the stove to cook for his family.

Zhè这
gè个
gǔ古
cūn村
luò落
hái还
bǎo保
liú留
zhe着
jiù旧
shì式
de的
cuàn爨
 。

This ancient village still preserves old-style stoves.

3.

noun

surname

A rare Chinese surname.

Cuàn爨
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
lì历
shǐ史
lǎo老
shī师
 。

Mr. Cuan is our history teacher.

Cuàn爨
xìng姓
zài在
Yún云
nán南
lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
bǐ比
jiào较
zhù著
míng名
 。

The surname Cuan is relatively famous in Yunnan's history.