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焢

hōng / kòng
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 (archaic) fiery; the appearance of rising heat or anger

Examples

HSK 5
这个古字形容火气上升的样子。
Zhège gǔ zì xíngróng huǒ qì shàngshēng de yàngzi.
This archaic character describes the rising look of fire and heat.
HSK 7-9
火苗焢地蹿起，热气上腾。
Huǒmiáo hōng de cuān qǐ, rèqì shàngténg.
The flames flared fiercely, heat rolling upward.

Tips

usage
Read 焢 as hōng, it is an old, rarely seen word for the appearance of rising fire-heat or flushed anger. You will mostly meet the Taiwan cooking reading kòng instead.

Components

radical
火 huǒ
fire
火 is the fire radical on the left, here in its left-side narrow form. It anchors the whole character in heat and flame.
phonetic
空 kōng
empty; air
空 supplies the sound, close to hōng in the old reading and to kòng in the cooking sense. It contributes no meaning, only pronunciation.

Stroke Order

焢 hōng