炙 — Chinese character
炙
zhì
to roast, to broil; to cauterize
- Pinyin
- zhì
- Radical
- 86 ⽕ (Fire)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 月 火
- Formation
- pictophonetic — fire; meaning component 火; sound component 月
- Japanese
- 炙 as a kanji
Common words with 炙
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 炙热 (炙熱) | zhì rè | extremely hot (weather); blazing (sun) |
| 炙手可热 (炙手可熱) | zhì shǒu kě rè | lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom); fig. arrogance of the powerful |
| 脍炙人口 (膾炙人口) | kuài zhì rén kǒu | appealing to the masses; universally appreciated (idiom) |
| 烤炙 | kǎo zhì | to scorch; (of the sun) to beat down on |
| 焦炙 | jiāo zhì | to scorch; to burn to charcoal |
| 腩炙 | nǎn zhì | stewed brisket |
| 亲炙 (親炙) | qīn zhì | to be enlightened by direct contact with sb |
English words written with 炙
炙 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 8 · Zhuangzi 2
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