熟炒 Origin — Chinese Character Wiki

shúchǎo

stir-fry pre-cooked

shú well-cooked, ripe

Phonosemantic compound. 灬 represents the meaning and 孰 represents the sound.

孰 Sound component

shú who? which? what? which one?

灬 Meaning component

biāo, huǒ fire

灬 is a component form of 火.

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Baxter-Sagart	dzyuwk	[d]uk	cooked, ripe

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 少 represents the sound.

火 Meaning component

huǒ fire

少 Sound component

shǎo, shao, shào few

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Baxter-Sagart	tsrhaewX	[tsʰ](ˤ)r[e]wʔ	to stir-fry