Keyword
to broil
- to roast
- to cauterize
- Frequency
- #3577
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
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Mnemonic
火 (fire) gives the meaning and 月 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
炙热
extremely hot (weather); blazing (sun); (fig.) burning (enthusiasm)
炙
to broil; to roast
炙手可热
lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom); fig. arrogance of the powerful; a mighty figure no-one dares approach; hot (exciting or in favor)
脍炙人口
appealing to the masses; universally appreciated (idiom)
烤炙
to scorch; (of the sun) to beat down on