(hōng)

HSK 7-910 strokes

to bake

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
hōng
Meaning
to bake; to heat by fire; to set off by contrast
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰火共

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

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

hōnggān
HSK 7-9

to dry over a stove

Open 烘干 page →
hōngtuō
HSK 7-9

background (of a painting)

Open 烘托 page →
dōnghōng

shallow; uneducated

Open 冬烘 page →
hōngdòng

variant of 轰动

Open 烘动 page →
hōngbèi

to cure by drying over a fire (tea, meat etc)

Open 烘焙 page →

lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil

Open 烘云托月 page →

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