熬
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to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure
Formation & memory
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How to remember it
stew · Heisig RSH #1732
土 soil + 放 release + cooking fire
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 熬
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 熬头儿 | (coll.) the reward of one's efforts; the light at the end of the tunnel | |
| 熬出头 | to break clear of all the troubles and hardships; to achieve success; to make it | |
| 多年媳妇熬成婆 | see 媳婦熬成婆|媳妇熬成婆[xi2 fu4 ao4 cheng2 po2] | |
| 熬更守夜 | to stay up through the night (idiom) | |
| 媳妇熬成婆 | lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (id… | |
| 难熬 | (of pain or hardship) hard to bear | |
| 熬药 | to decoct medicinal herbs | |
| 熬夜 | to stay up late or all night | |
| 苦熬 | to endure (years of suffering) | |
| 熬膏 | to simmer to a paste | |
| 煎熬 | to suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal; suffering; torture; torment | |
| 熬煎 | suffering; torture | |
| 熬稃 | (old) popped glutinous rice (term used during the Song dynasty) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 敖 — compare how they read.