蒸 — Chinese character
蒸
zhēng
steam, vapor; to evaporate
- Pinyin
- zhēng
- Radical
- 86 ⽕ (Fire)
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- 艹 烝
- Formation
- ideographic — Steam 烝 provides the meaning and sound
- Japanese
- 蒸 as a kanji
Common words with 蒸
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蒸汽 | zhēng qì | steam |
| 蒸发 (蒸發) | zhēng fā | to evaporate; (fig.) to vanish; to disappear |
| 蒸气 (蒸氣) | zhēng qì | vapor; steam |
| 蒸馏 (蒸餾) | zhēng liú | to distill; distillation |
| 蒸汽机 (蒸汽機) | zhēng qì jī | steam engine |
| 蒸蒸日上 | zhēng zhēng rì shàng | becoming more prosperous with each passing day |
| 清蒸 | qīng zhēng | steamed in broth |
| 水蒸气 (水蒸氣) | shuǐ zhēng qì | vapor |
| 蒸馏水 (蒸餾水) | zhēng liú shuǐ | distilled water |
| 蒸笼 (蒸籠) | zhēng lóng | steamer basket (e.g. for dim sum) |
| 熏蒸 (燻蒸) | xūn zhēng | (of sultry weather) to be stifling; (TCM) to treat a disease with fumes generated by burning medicinal herbs or with steam generated by boiling herbs |
| 蒸腾 (蒸騰) | zhēng téng | (of a vapor etc) to rise; to hang in the air |
English words written with 蒸
蒸 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 1
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