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Chinese symbol for “heat”

加热
jiā rè
Traditional: 加熱
to heat

The closest CC-CEDICT match for heat is 加热 (jiā rè), defined as: to heat.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

加 jiā
to add to, to increase, to augment
radical 19 ⼒ · 5 strokes
热 rè
heat, fever, zeal
radical 86 ⽕ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “heat”

WordPinyinMeaning
热量 (熱量)rè liàngheat; quantity of heat
热力 (熱力)rè lìheat
加温 (加溫)jiā wēnto heat; to add warmth
暑气 (暑氣)shǔ qì(summer) heat
暑shǔheat; hot weather

Related words

Other words that share a character with 加热.

WordPinyinMeaning
参加 (參加)cān jiāto participate; to take part; to join
增加zēng jiāto raise; to increase
加入jiā rùto become a member; to join
加强 (加強)jiā qiángto reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
更加gèng jiāmore (than sth else); even more
加上jiā shàngto add; plus; in addition; moreover
热情 (熱情)rè qíngcordial; enthusiastic
热爱 (熱愛)rè àito love ardently; to adore

See also: Japanese symbol for “heat”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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