Chinese symbol for “recipe”
做法
zuò fǎ
way of handling sth; method for making; work method; recipe
The closest CC-CEDICT match for recipe is 做法 (zuò fǎ), defined as: way of handling sth; method for making; work method; recipe; practice; 个 (gè).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “recipe”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秘诀 (秘訣) | mì jué | secret know-how; key (to longevity) |
| 食谱 (食譜) | shí pǔ | cookbook; recipe |
| 菜谱 (菜譜) | cài pǔ | menu (in restaurant); recipe |
| 方剂 (方劑) | fāng jì | prescription; recipe (Chinese medicine) |
| 烹饪法 (烹飪法) | pēng rèn fǎ | cuisine; culinary art |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 做法.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 做出 | zuò chū | to put out; to issue |
| 做到 | zuò dào | to accomplish; to achieve |
| 叫做 | jiào zuò | to be called; to be known as |
| 做爱 (做愛) | zuò ài | to make love |
| 做事 | zuò shì | to work; to handle matters |
| 无法 (無法) | wú fǎ | unable to; incapable of |
| 法律 | fǎ lǜ | law; 条 (tiáo), 套 (tào), 个 (gè) |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method; way; technique; procedure |
See also: Japanese symbol for “recipe”.
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.