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Chinese symbol for “cookery”

烹调术
pēng tiáo shù
Traditional: 烹調術
cookery

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cookery is 烹调术 (pēng tiáo shù), defined as: cookery.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

烹 pēng
cooking, cuisine; stir-fry
radical 86 ⽕ · 11 strokes
调 tiáo
tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes
术 shù
skill, art; method, technique; trick
radical 75 ⽊ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “cookery”

WordPinyinMeaning
烹饪法 (烹飪法)pēng rèn fǎcuisine; culinary art

Related words

Other words that share a character with 烹调术.

WordPinyinMeaning
烹饪 (烹飪)pēng rèncooking; culinary arts
烹调 (烹調)pēng tiáoto cook
烹煮pēng zhǔto cook; to boil
烹制 (烹製)pēng zhìto cook; to prepare (food)
烹饪法 (烹飪法)pēng rèn fǎcuisine; culinary art
烹茶pēng cháto brew tea
调查 (調查)diào cháinvestigation; inquiry
强调 (強調)qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress
技术 (技術)jì shùtechnology; technique; skill; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng),项 (xiàng)

See also: Japanese symbol for “cookery”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.