厨 (chú): kitchen
厨 (chú) is a Chinese character meaning “kitchen.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 厂 (semantic). It ranks #2091 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 厨 building. Its radical form 厂 (cliff) appears in many related characters such as 原 (yuán, former), 厂 (hǎn, "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc), 历 (lì, to experience).
Definitions
- kitchen
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 厨
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 厨子 | chú zi | cook |
| 主厨 | zhǔ chú | chef |
| 下厨 | xià chú | to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal) |
| 厨具 | chú jù | kitchen implements |
| 帮厨 | bāng chú | help in the mess kitchen |
| 行政总厨 | xíng zhèng zǒng chú | executive chef |
| 厨师长 | chú shī zhǎng | executive chef |
| 后厨 | hòu chú | the kitchen area of a restaurant |
| 厨工 | chú gōng | kitchen helper |
| 神厨 | shén chú | master chef |
| 君子远庖厨 | jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú | lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius) |
| 厨司 | chú sī | (dialect) cook |
| 厨卫 | chú wèi | kitchens and bathrooms |
| 厨余 | chú yú | kitchen waste |
| 厨娘 | chú niáng | female cook |
厨 appears in 22 compound words: 50 as the first character, 45 as the last, and 5 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 厨 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
老师教我们厨字的发音和笔顺。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men chú zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .
The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character "厨."
台中市38家厨余养猪场 目前5家申请转型
tái zhōng shì 3 8 jiā chú yú yǎng zhū chǎng mù qián 5 jiā shēn qǐng zhuǎn xíng
Taichung City's 38 food waste pig farms are currently 5 applying for transformation
输入外劳前须本地实地招聘初级厨师及待应 1500空缺仅9人受聘
shū rù wài láo qián xū běn dì shí dì zhāo pìn chū jí chú shī jí dài yīng 1 5 0 0 kōng quē jǐn 9 rén shòu pìn
Before importing foreign workers, local junior chefs must be recruited on the spot, and only 9 vacancies are available
老妇创意善用厨余 巧手制艺术品
lǎo fù chuàng yì shàn yòng chú yú qiǎo shǒu zhì yì shù pǐn
The old woman creatively uses kitchen waste to make artworks by hand
倒酱油、拌肉馅,看春晚机器人化身“新春大厨”
dǎo jiàng yóu , bàn ròu xiàn , kàn chūn wǎn jī qì rén huà shēn xīn chūn dà chú
Pour soy sauce, mix meat filling, and watch the Spring Festival Gala robot transform into a "New Year chef"
汤姆在厨房里泡茶。
Tāngmǔ zài chúfáng lǐ pàochá.
Tom is in the kitchen making tea.
汤姆的厨艺其实不那么糟糕。
Tāngmǔ de chúyì qíshí bù nàme zāogāo.
Tom's cooking was actually not so bad.
汤姆是个顶好的厨师，这没错吧？
Tāngmǔ shì gè dǐng hǎo de chúshī, zhè méi cuò ba?
Tom is an excellent cook, isn't he?
您离开前能帮忙换一下厨房的灯泡吗？
Nín líkāi qián néng bāngmáng huàn yīxià chúfáng de dēngpào ma?
Can you change the kitchen light bulb before you leave?
你们看，窗开着，厨房门也没关！
Nǐmen kàn, chuāng kāi zhe, chúfáng mén yě méi guān!
Look guys, the window and even the kitchen door have both been left open!
Character Family
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