饪 (rèn): cooked food

饪 (rèn) is a Chinese character meaning “cooked food.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 饣 (semantic) and 壬 (phonetic). It ranks #3135 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 饪 food. Its radical form 饣 (eat) appears in many related characters such as 饭 (fàn, meal, rice), 饿 (è, hungry), 饱 (bǎo, full).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. cooked food

Etymology & Origin

饪

pictophoneticfood

Decomposition: ⿰饣壬 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
烹饪verbpēng rèncooking
烹饪法nounpēng rèn fǎcuisine
2
Total compounds
0
As first character
50
As last character
50
As middle character

饪 appears in 2 compound words: 0 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 50 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 饪 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

烹pēng
0.8883,870 co-occurrences
肴yáo
0.49542 co-occurrences
厨chú
0.39524 co-occurrences
菜cài
0.389122 co-occurrences
锅guō
0.37620 co-occurrences
擅shàn
0.37329 co-occurrences
烘hōng
0.36912 co-occurrences
饮yǐn
0.36434 co-occurrences
餐cān
0.35276 co-occurrences
艺yì
0.348108 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

我在字典里查到了饪字的详细解释。

wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le rèn zì de xiáng xì jiě shì .

I looked up the detailed definition of the character "饪" in the dictionary.

爱范儿Aug 2026

它们不仅能烹饪美味的晚餐,还能照顾老人、辅导孩子,甚至在主人遇到危险时挺身而出。

tā men bù jǐn néng pēng rèn měi wèi de wǎn cān , hái néng zhào gù lǎo rén , fǔ dǎo hái zǐ , shèn zhì zài zhǔ rén yù dào wēi xiǎn shí tǐng shēn ér chū .

Not only can they cook delicious dinners, but they can also take care of the elderly, tutor children, and even step in to protect their owners when they’re in danger.

爱范儿Aug 2026

同时,烟机可与厨房燃气卫士、烟雾传感器及智能灶具组建自动化联动的厨房安全与烹饪场景。

tóng shí , yān jī kě yǔ chú fáng rán qì wèi shì , yān wù chuán gǎn qì jí zhì néng zào jù zǔ jiàn zì dòng huà lián dòng de chú fáng ān quán yǔ pēng rèn chǎng jǐng .

At the same time, the range hood can work in conjunction with the kitchen gas safety monitor, smoke detector, and smart cooktop to create automated, integrated kitchen safety and cooking scenarios.

少数派Aug 2026

烹饪方式与保鲜 另一个显着影响进食感受的东西,就是烹饪过程中产生的热量。

pēng rèn fāng shì yǔ bǎo xiān lìng yī gè xiǎn zhe yǐng xiǎng jìn shí gǎn shòu de dōng xī , jiù shì pēng rèn guò chéng zhōng chǎn shēng de rè liàng .

Cooking Methods and Food Preservation Another factor that significantly affects the dining experience is the heat generated during the cooking process.

中国新闻网·生活Aug 2026

但广东省烹饪协会在这轮头衔清理中,反而显得从容淡定。

dàn guǎng dōng shěng pēng rèn xié huì zài zhè lún tóu xián qīng lǐ zhōng , fǎn ér xiǎn dé cóng róng dàn dìng .

However, the Guangdong Provincial Culinary Association has remained calm and composed throughout this round of title reviews.

SmzdmApr 2026

纯素汤制作指南:食材搭配与烹饪技巧解析

chún sù tāng zhì zuò zhǐ nán : shí cái dā pèi yǔ pēng rèn jì qiǎo jiě xī

A Guide to Making Vegan Soups: An Analysis of Ingredient Pairings and Cooking Techniques

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 饣 (food) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced rèn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 饪 (rèn) mean in Chinese?
饪 (rèn) primarily means "cooked food." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3135 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 饪 have?
饪 is written with 7 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 饪?
The radical associated with 饪 is 饣 (eat). This radical appears in many characters related to eat.
What are the components of 饪?
饪 is composed of: 饣 (semantic), 壬 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰饣壬 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 饪?
Common words with 饪 include: 烹饪 (pēng rèn, "cooking"); 烹饪法 (pēng rèn fǎ, "cuisine"). There are over 2 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 饪 (rèn)?
Several characters share the pronunciation rèn: 任 (task, to appoint). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 饪 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 饪 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.