Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

kitchen

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “chu” becomes a different word in each tone. 厨 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 厨房chú fángkitchen
  • 厨师chú shīcook; chef
  • 厨子chú zicook
  • 下厨xià chúto go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal); to cook
  • 后厨hòu chúthe kitchen area of a restaurant

Example Sentence

妈妈正在厨房里准备晚饭。Mā ma zhèng zài chú fáng lǐ zhǔn bèi wǎn fàn.Mom is preparing dinner in the kitchen.

妈妈Mā mamamazhèngfirst month of the lunar yzàiat厨房chú fángkitcheninside准备zhǔn bèipreparation晚饭wǎn fànevening meal