Keyword
to evaporate
- steam
- vapor
- Frequency
- #2186
- Strokes
- 13
Readings
zhēng
Mnemonic
Steam 烝 provides the meaning and sound
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
蒸汽
steam
蒸发
to evaporate; (fig.) to vanish; to disappear
蒸
to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old); finely chopped firewood (old)
蒸气
vapor; steam
蒸馏
to distill; distillation
蒸汽机
steam engine
蒸蒸日上
becoming more prosperous with each passing day
清蒸
steamed in broth
水蒸气
vapor
蒸馏水
distilled water
蒸笼
steamer basket (e.g. for dim sum)
熏蒸
(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; to fumigate
蒸腾
(of a vapor etc) to rise; to hang in the air
蒸锅
steamer
蒸馏器
still (i.e. distilling apparatus)
蒸汽机车
steam locomotive
人间蒸发
to vanish; to disappear from the face of the earth
蒸饺
steamed dumpling
蒸湘区
Zhengxiang, a district of Hengyang City 衡阳市 (HéngyángShì), Hunan
蒸腾作用
transpiration
蒸散
(plant) evapotranspiration
蒸糕
steamed cake
熏蒸剂
fumigant