烫(tàng)

HSK 7-910 strokesTrad. 燙

to scald

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Character information

Pinyin
tàng
Meaning
to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
燙

Origin & structure

Where 烫 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱汤火

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

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

Made of

汤tāng火huǒ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 烫 step by step

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

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Words with 烫

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

tǔn氽tàng烫

to blanch (cooking)

Open 氽烫 page →
gǔn滚tàng烫

boiling hot

Open 滚烫 page →
huǒ火tàng烫

burning hot; fiery; to have one's hair permed with hot curling tongs

Open 火烫 page →
yùn熨tàng烫

to iron (clothes)

Open 熨烫 page →
tàng烫shāng伤

to scald

Open 烫伤 page →
tàng烫jīn金

(printing) to stamp with gold foil; to bronze

Open 烫金 page →
tàng烫fà发

perm (hairstyle)

Open 烫发 page →
má麻là辣tàng烫

malatang (a Sichuan-style spicy soup dish)

Open 麻辣烫 page →

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From 烫’s common words

氽滚火熨伤金发麻

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