Radical
Strokes
8
Residual strokes
4
Mandarin
chǎo
Teochew

Glyph

Radical
Residual strokes
4 strokes
Strokes
8 strokes
Mandarin
chǎo

Definitions by reading

ca2
Mandarin equivalent chǎo
Regional readings
19th-century Fucheng ca2 Chenghai ca2 Jieyang ca2 Raoping ca2 Shantou ca2
chǎo
①把东西放在锅里搅拌着弄熟:~菜 | ~米 | ~面 | ~冷饭(喻办事不讲效率,说话做事只是简单地重复过去,没有新的内容) | ~鱿鱼(方言,因鱿鱼一炒就卷起来,因以借指卷铺盖,解雇 | 亦简作“炒”)。
②倒买倒卖:~黄鱼(指倒买倒卖黄金) | ~地皮 | ~买~卖(指对股票外汇的买卖)。
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English meaning

fry, saute, roast, boil, cook

GuangyunPhonological reconstruction

1
初母 二等 開口 肴韵 上声 初爪切
Reconstruction:
Original

並上同。