Course Flashcards Sentences Texts Games
Tools
My Decks
Manage custom decks
Hanzi
Characters & strokes
Dictionary
Search everything
LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online
LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online
Course Flashcards Sentences Texts Games
My Decks
Manage custom decks
Hanzi
Characters & strokes
Dictionary
Search everything
Login Sign Up
Back to Dictionary
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)

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

Metadata

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

LearnChinese.ai

Master Mandarin

Site

About Custom Decks Accounts & Social Contact

Editorial

Learning Resources Blog HSK 2.0 vs 3.0

Legal

Privacy Policy Terms of Service

Support

❤️ Donate

© 2026 LearnChinese.ai. All rights reserved.