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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhēng

蒸

蒸

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to evaporate

Numbered pinyin
zheng1
English meanings
to evaporate, (of cooking) to steam, torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old), finely chopped firewood (old)

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 艹; bottom 烝.

  • Top

    艹
  • Bottom

    烝
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Decomposition reference

⿱艹烝

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

    zhēng蒸bāozi包子。

    Steam buns.

  2. 02

    rèténgténg热腾腾de的zhēng蒸lóng笼。

    A steaming steamer.

  3. 03

    rèqì热气téng腾téng腾。

    Steaming hot.

  4. 04

    xiānměi鲜美kěkǒu可口。

    Delicious.

  5. 05

    jiànkāng健康měiwèi美味。

    Healthy and tasty.

  6. 06

    guǎng广shòu受huānyíng欢迎。

    Well received.

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