焢 (hōng): (archaic) fiery; the appearance…

Meanings

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

Characters

焢

hōng

fiery appearance

Examples

火苗焢地蹿起，热气上腾。

Huǒmiáo hōng de cuān qǐ, rèqì shàngténg.

The flames flared fiercely, heat rolling upward.

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.

Tips

usage

Read hōng, 焢 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

Related Words

焢肉 kòngròu

(Taiwanese) slow-braised pork belly / kòng-bah / soy-stewed pork rice topping

大火 dàhuǒ #5,009

big fire / blaze / conflagration / high heat (cooking)

发热 fārè HSK 7-9 #10,133

to have a fever; to heat up / to generate heat

形状 xíngzhuàng HSK 3 #5,211

shape; form; appearance

外表 wàibiǎo HSK 7-9 #4,064

outward appearance / exterior / looks

现象 xiànxiàng HSK 3 #3,955

phenomenon; appearance / occurrence

形式 xíngshì HSK 3 #3,949

form; format / formality; appearance

容 róng #3,906

to contain; to allow / appearance; face

出场 chūchǎng HSK 6 #3,867

to enter the stage; to make an appearance / to appear (in a game, show, or public event)

公子 gōngzǐ #5,384

young master / son of a noble or wealthy family / gentleman (archaic/literary)