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蒸
zhēng
1. to evaporate
2. (of cooking) to steam
3. torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old)
4. finely chopped firewood (old)
Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

蒸
zhēng
steam, vapor; to evaporate
HSK 6 13 丶

Compound Words (20)

蒸糕
zhēnggāo
steamed cake
蒸散
zhēngsàn
(plant) evapotranspiration
蒸锅
zhēngguō
steamer
蒸饺
zhēngjiǎo
steamed dumpling
蒸馏
zhēngliú
to distill
蒸气
zhēngqì
vapor
蒸汽
zhēngqì
steam
蒸腾
zhēngténg
rising (steam etc)
清蒸
qīngzhēng
steamed in broth
蒸湘
Zhēngxiāng
Zhengxiang district of Hengyang city [[衡陽市|衡阳市<Héngyángshì>]], Hunan
蒸发
zhēngfā
to evaporate
HSK 6
熏蒸
xūnzhēng
to fumigate
蒸笼
zhēnglóng
steamer basket (e.g. for dimsum)
蒸馏器
zhēngliúqì
still (i.e. distilling apparatus)
蒸馏水
zhēngliúshuǐ
distilled water
熏蒸剂
xūnzhēngjì
fumigant
水蒸气
shuǐzhēngqì
vapor
蒸发热
zhēngfārè
latent heat of evaporation
蒸湘区
Zhēngxiāngqū
Zhengxiang district of Hengyang city [[衡陽市|衡阳市<Héngyángshì>]], Hunan
蒸馏酒
zhēngliújiǔ
distilling alcohol

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,357
Word Frequency Rank
4,265 of 84,292

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