炀

煬
yáng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 (classical) to roast; to warm at a fire
  2. 2 (classical) to melt; to smelt metal

Examples

HSK 7-9
Chí jiù huǒ yáng zhī.
Hold it to the fire and warm it.

Tips

history
Not used independently in modern Chinese; it is best known in the posthumous title 隋炀帝 (Emperor Yang of Sui). The right side 昜 is the phonetic - the original full form behind the 阳 of 太阳 and the right side of 场.
register
Classical and historical-title use only; not part of modern speech.

Components

radical
火 huǒ
fire
The fire radical 火 on the left marks 炀 as an action of heat - roasting at the flame or melting metal.
phonetic
昜 yáng
sunshine; rising (phonetic)
On the right, 昜 supplies the sound. It is the unsimplified ancestor of the 阳 phonetic, also driving 扬 and 杨; its 'rising heat' sense suits a fire word.

Stroke Order

炀 yáng