蒸
to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old); finely chopped firewood (old)
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How 蒸 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Steam 烝 provides the meaning and sound
components: 艹 烝
How to remember it
steam · Heisig RSH #1413
flower + floor + cooking fire + 了 -ed + 水 water
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 蒸
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人间蒸发 | rén jiān zhēng fā | to vanish; to disappear from the face of the earth |
| 蒸发空调 | zhēng fā kōng tiáo | evaporative air conditioner; evaporative cooler |
| 水蒸气 | shuǐ zhēng qì | vapor |
| 蒸发热 | zhēng fā rè | latent heat of evaporation |
| 蒸气重整 | zhēng qì chóng zhěng | steam reforming (chemistry) |
| 蒸汽压路机 | zhēng qì yā lù jī | steamroller |
| 蒸汽机车 | zhēng qì jī chē | steam locomotive |
| 蒸腾作用 | zhēng téng zuò yòng | transpiration |
| 蒸气 | zhēng qì | vapor; steam |
| 蒸发 | zhēng fā | to evaporate; (fig.) to vanish; to disappear |
| 蒸蒸日上 | zhēng zhēng rì shàng | becoming more prosperous with each passing day |
| 不蒸馒头争口气 | bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì | not to be crushed (idiom); to be determined to have one's revenge |
| 清蒸 | qīng zhēng | steamed in broth |
| 蒸粗麦粉 | zhēng cū mài fěn | couscous |
| 蒸汽机 | zhēng qì jī | steam engine |
| 蒸散 | zhēng sàn | (plant) evapotranspiration |
| 蒸湘区 | Zhēng xiāng Qū | Zhengxiang, a district of Hengyang City 衡陽市|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 Shi4], Hunan |
| 蒸汽挂烫机 | zhēng qì guà tàng jī | garment steamer |
| 蒸锅 | zhēng guō | steamer |
| 茶碗蒸 | chá wǎn zhēng | chawanmushi, Japanese savory egg custard dish that is steamed and served in a small bowl |