飪

The core sense is "completion through heat," referring specifically to food being cooked thoroughly or rendered well-done.

• As a verb: To cook something until it is thoroughly done; to finish cooking.
• As a noun/adjective: Cooked food; a meal that has been properly prepared (often in the context of ritual offerings).

• Resultative Function: Frequently functions as a resultative complement. When following another cooking verb (such as 煮), it indicates that the action has reached the point of completion (e.g., "boiled [until] well-done").
• Ritual Context: In ritual or sacrificial texts, the glyph often implies the propriety and care taken in the preparation of an offering beyond mere edibility.

• vs. 煮 (zhǔ): While 煮 focuses on the process (boiling/cooking), 飪 focuses on the result (the state of being well-cooked).
• vs. 熟 (shú): While 熟 is a general term for "ripe" or "cooked," 飪 is more specialized, specifically tied to the application of fire or steam to reach that state.

• Semantic variant: U+43D5.
• Modern form: The simplified 饪 is encountered in modern texts but is not relevant for ancient source material.

Slight variations in the phonetic element on the right are common in manuscripts; identification relies on the presence of the 食 (food) radical and context involving heat or preparation.