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wok (鑊 Cantonese: wok6;
pinyin: huo4) is a versatile Chinese cooking ustensil.
It is a round bottom pan that ranges from 1 foot to 4 feet in diameter.
Almost every Chinese family owns one.
It is most often used for
stir frying, but can also be used many other ways such as in
steaming and
deep frying.