灼(zhuó)

HSK 7-97 strokes

to burn

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Character information

Pinyin
zhuó
Meaning
to burn; to sear; to scorch; (bound form) bright; luminous
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 灼 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰火勺

In this compound, the meaning comes from 火 (fire); 勺 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

火huǒ勺sháo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 灼 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 灼

Common words using 灼 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhuó灼rè热
HSK 7-9

burning hot; scorching

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yōu忧zhuó灼

worrying

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zhuó灼shāng伤

a burn (tissue damage from heat, chemicals etc); to burn (the skin etc); (f…

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zhuó灼jí急

worried

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zhuó灼shāo烧

to burn; to scorch

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zhuó灼tòng痛

burn (i.e. wound)

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jiāo焦zhuó灼

(literary) deeply worried

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shāo烧zhuó灼

to burn; to scorch

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From 灼’s common words

热忧伤急烧痛焦

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