chǎo ㄔㄠˇ caau2 HSK 6 進階級 · Level 3

  • to sauté; to stir-fry
  • to speculate (in real estate etc); to scalp
  • to hype up
  • to sack; to fire (sb)

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 炒 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 炒鍋在哪裡? Where is the wok?
  • 秘书被炒了。 The secretary was dismissed.
  • 您不能炒了我们。 You can't fire us.
  • 你不能炒了我们。 You can't fire us.
  • 他炒股賺很多錢。 He's making a lot of money in the stock market.

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