煨
to stew, simmer, banked fire
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Readings
On'yomi
- ワイ
- ウツ
- ウチ
Kun'yomi
- うずみび
Meaning
煨 centers on cooking with gentle, indirect heat: stewing, simmering, or using a banked fire to maintain low, steady warmth.
Study
Etymology
煨 combines 火 (fire) with 畏, which likely contributes the sound and suggests a subdued or contained quality, fitting the idea of a low, banked fire for slow cooking.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is fire 火, and the right side 畏 looks like a pot with a lid over a field 田 and cloth 衣, as if covering the fire to keep it low. Picture a pot simmering gently on a banked fire, the heat just enough to stew the contents.
Reading mnemonic
For ワイ, imagine asking 'Why?' (ワイ) the fire is so low—because you're simmering a stew, not boiling it. The 'why' sound hooks the reading while the low fire fits the meaning.