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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 烹饪

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
烹饪 pēng rèn - cooking; culinary arts

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 - 6,900 14,099 11,945

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
烹 pēng- to boil; to brew (tea)
- to cook by briefly stir-frying and then mixing in sauce
- (old) to boil to death (judicial punishment in ancient times)
饪 rèn- cooked food
- to cook (until ready)
饪 rèn- variant of 飪|饪[ren4]

Other Words Containing 烹饪

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
烹饪 6 - 6,900 14,099 11,945
烹饪法 - - 60,392 - 102,967