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烫

Character

烫 tàng

HSK 7–9Character

very hot, so it can hurt your skin or mouth

Radical
火
Strokes
10
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
汤火
Traditional
燙
Frequency
#2387 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

tàng

tang4
  1. very hot, so it can hurt your skin or mouth
  2. to heat food or drink by putting it in hot water
  3. to make hair curly, or make clothes smooth, using heat

Examples

  • 这汤太烫了，等一下再喝。

    zhè tāng tài tàng le, děng yī xià zài hē

    This soup is too hot. Wait a little before you drink it.

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  • 我烫了头发，好看吗？

    wǒ tàng le tóu fa, hǎo kàn ma

    I got a perm. Does it look nice?

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  • 把啤酒放在热水里烫一下。

    bǎ pí jiǔ fàng zài rè shuǐ lǐ tàng yí xià

    Put the beer in hot water to warm it up a bit.

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Stroke order

All 10 strokes

Speed

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Words with 烫

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烫伤tàng shāngto scaldWord烫发tàng fàperm (hairstyle)Word烫平tàng píngto press (clothes)Word烫斗tàng dǒuclothes ironWord烫衣tàng yīto iron (clothes)Word烫金tàng jīn(printing) to stamp with gold foil; to bronzeWord烫头发tàng tóu fapermWord烫衣板tàng yī bǎnironing boardWord烫手山芋tàng shǒu shān yùhot potatoWord发烫fā tàngburning hotWord氽烫tǔn tàngto blanch (cooking)Word滚烫gǔn tàngboiling hotWord

Same radical 火

All characters with 火 →
火huǒ烟yān煙yān灯dēng燈dēng烦fán煩fán爆bào烧shāo燒shāo炸zhà灭miè