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CHINESE CHARACTER

rè

热

热

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Numbered pinyin
re4
English meanings
hot

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 执; bottom 灬.

  • Top

    执
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    • Left

      扌
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    • Right

      丸
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  • Bottom

    灬

Meaning & sound clues

灬 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “fire”.

执 is identified as the sound component (zhí). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 热.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱执灬

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    jīntiān今天hěn很rè热。

    It's very hot today.

  2. 02

    shuǐ水hěn很rè热。

    The water is hot.

  3. 03

    tiānqì天气rè热,duō多hē喝shuǐ水。

    It's hot; drink more water.

  4. 04

    fàn饭yào要chèn趁rè热chī吃。

    Eat the food while it's hot.

  5. 05

    tā他rè热de得mǎn满tóu头dà大hàn汗。

    He's sweating from the heat.

  6. 06

    xiàtiān夏天zhēn真rè热。

    Summer is really hot.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 亲热
  • 加热
  • 发热
  • 火热
  • 灼热
  • 炎热
  • 热带
  • 热心
  • 热情
  • 热气
  • 热气球
  • 热水
  • 热水器
  • 热潮
  • 热点
  • 热烈
  • 热爱
  • 热线
  • 热腾腾
  • 热衷
  • 热量
  • 热门
  • 热闹
  • 狂热
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