(zhēng)

HSK 7-913 strokes

to evaporate

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
zhēng
Meaning
to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old); finely chopped firewood (old)
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱艹烝

Steam 烝 provides the meaning and sound

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

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How to write step by step

13 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.

qīngzhēng

steamed in broth

Open 清蒸 page →
xūnzhēng

(of sultry weather) to be stifling; (TCM) to treat a disease with fumes gen…

Open 熏蒸 page →
zhēngsàn

(plant) evapotranspiration

Open 蒸散 page →

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