Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 欠 represents the sound.
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernFreq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 炊事 | cooking |
| 炊具 | cookware |
| 炊 | to cook food |
| 炊烟 | smoke from kitchen chimneys |
| 炊事员 | cook |
