烫

燙

tàng

adjective HSK 7 #3,305

Meanings

1 scalding hot
2 boiling hot
3 to burn (from heat)
4 to iron (clothes)
5 to perm (hair)

Characters

scalding; to iron; to perm

Examples

小心，水很烫！

Xiǎoxīn, shuǐ hěn tàng!

Be careful, the water is scalding hot!

她去烫头发了。

Tā qù tàng tóufa le.

She went to get a perm.

我被烫了一下。

Wǒ bèi tàng le yīxià.

I got burned (by something hot).

Tips

usage

烫 specifically means hot enough to burn on contact. For warm/hot weather use 热 (rè) instead. 烫 also means to iron clothes or perm hair.

Stroke Order

烫 tàng