Chinese symbol for “saute”

清炒

qīng chǎo

to stir-fry; to saute

The closest CC-CEDICT match for saute is 清炒 (qīng chǎo), defined as: to stir-fry; to saute.

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

清 qīng

clean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful

radical 85 ⽔ · 11 strokes

炒 chǎo

to boil, to fry, to roast, to sauté; to trade stock

radical 86 ⽕ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 清炒.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
清楚	qīng chu	clear; distinct
清理	qīng lǐ	to clear up; to tidy up
清晰	qīng xī	clear; distinct
高清	gāo qīng	high definition (television etc); high fidelity (audio)
清洁 (清潔)	qīng jié	clean; to clean
清醒	qīng xǐng	clear-headed; sober
炒作	chǎo zuò	to hype; to promote (in the media)
炒股	chǎo gǔ	(coll.) to speculate in stocks

See also: Japanese symbol for “saute”.

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.