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蒸

Character

蒸 zhēng

HSK 7–9Character

to cook food over hot steam

Radical
艹
Strokes
13
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
艹烝
Traditional
蒸
Frequency
#2119 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

zhēng

zheng1
  1. to cook food over hot steam
  2. to change from liquid into steam

Examples

  • 妈妈在蒸鱼。

    mā ma zài zhēng yú

    Mom is steaming fish.

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  • 我会蒸米饭。

    wǒ huì zhēng mǐ fàn

    I can steam rice.

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  • 水遇热会蒸发。

    shuǐ yù rè huì zhēng fā

    Water evaporates when it meets heat.

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Stroke order

All 13 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 蒸

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Words with 蒸

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蒸发zhēng fāto evaporateWord蒸散zhēng sàn(plant) evapotranspirationWord蒸气zhēng qìvaporWord蒸汽zhēng qìsteamWord
蒸湘zhēng xiāngZhengxiang, a district of Hengyang City 衡阳市 (Héng yáng Shì), HunanSee 蒸湘区WordUnreviewed
蒸笼zhēng lóngsteamer basket (e.g. for dim sum)Word蒸糕zhēng gāosteamed cakeWord蒸腾zhēng téng(of a vapor etc) to riseWord蒸锅zhēng guōsteamerWord蒸饺zhēng jiǎosteamed dumplingWord蒸馏zhēng liúto distillWord蒸发热zhēng fā rèlatent heat of evaporationWord

Same radical 艹

All characters with 艹 →
著zhe英yīng蘭lán華huá花huā节jié萬wàn获huò萨sà薩sà苏sū蘇sū