Chinese Character Dictionary

灶王

Zào wáng

Zaoshen, the God of the kitchen

灶眼

zào yăn

stovetop burner

灶神

Zào shén

Zaoshen, the God of the kitchen

灶神星

Zào shén xīng

Vesta, an asteroid, second most massive object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, discovered in 1807 by H.W. Olbers

灶间

zào jiān

kitchen (dialect)

灶马

zào mă

camel cricket

灸

jiŭ

moxibustion (Chinese medicine)

灺

xiè

candle stub

灼

zhuó

luminous

灼急

zhuó jí

worried

灼热

zhuó rè

burning hot

灼痛

zhuó tòng

burn (i.e. wound)

灼见

zhuó jiàn

to see clearly

灾

zāi

disaster

灾区

zāi qū

disaster area

灾场

zāi chăng

disaster area

灾害

zāi hài

disastrous damage

灾害链

zāi hài liàn

series of calamities

灾后

zāi hòu

after a catastrophe

灾情

zāi qíng

disastrous situation

灾星

zāi xīng

comet or supernova viewed as evil portent

灾殃

zāi yāng

disaster

灾民

zāi mín

victim (of a disaster)

灾祸

zāi huò

disaster

灾荒

zāi huāng

natural disaster

灾变

zāi biàn

catastrophe

灾变说

zāi biàn shuō

catastrophism (theory that geological changes are brought about by catastrophes such as the biblical flood)

灾变论

zāi biàn lùn

catastrophism

灾难

zāi nàn

disaster

灾难性

zāi nàn xìng

catastrophic

灾难片

zāi nàn piàn

disaster movie

炁

qì

variant of 氣|气[qì], breath

炅

Guì

surname Gui

炆

wén

(Cantonese) to simmer

炊

chuī

to cook food

炊事

chuī shì

cooking

炊事员

chuī shì yuán

cook

炊具

chuī jù

cooking utensils

炊器

chuī qì

cooking vessels (archeology)

炊帚

chuī zhou

pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips

炊烟

chuī yān

smoke from kitchen chimneys

炊爨

chuī cuàn

to light a fire and cook a meal

炎

yán

flame

炎亚纶

Yán Yà lún

Aaron Yan (1986-), Taiwanese singer

炎夏

yán xià

hot summer

炎帝

Yán dì

Flame Emperors (c. 2000 BC), legendary dynasty descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God

炎帝陵

Yán dì líng

Fiery Emperor's tomb in Yanling county, Zhuzhou 株洲, Hunan

炎性

yán xìng

inflammatory (medicine)

炎性反应

yán xìng făn yìng

inflammation response

炎炎

yán yán

scorching

炎热

yán rè

blistering hot

炎症

yán zhèng

inflammation

炎陵县

Yán líng xiàn

Yanling county in Zhuzhou 株洲, Hunan

炎黄子孙

Yán Huáng zĭ sūn

Descendants of the Fiery Emperor and Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)

炏

yán

old variant of 炎[yán]

炒

chăo

to sauté

炒作

chăo zuò

to hype

炒冷饭

chăo lĕng fàn

to stir-fry left-over rice

炒汇

chăo huì

to speculate in foreign currency

炒地皮

chăo dì pí

to speculate in building land