CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- tang4
- English meanings
- to scald, to burn (by scalding), to blanch (cooking), to heat (sth) up in hot water, to perm, to iron, scalding hot
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 汤; bottom 火.
Meaning & sound clues
火 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “fire”.
汤 is identified as the sound component (tāng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 烫.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
if; supposing
if; unconventional
Tang dynasty
measure word (events)
pond; dike
spread; evade
soup
to drip
negus
chest; chamber
measure word (activities)
lie
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