燙 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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tàng

scald

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 湯 represents the sound.

Components

火 Meaning component

huǒ

fire

湯 Sound component

tāng, shāng

hot water

Definitions

tàng

scald, heat; wash; iron clothes; to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot

Most common words with 燙

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 8.0090% of movies

2083rd most common character in movies

2903rd most common character in books

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