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

Meanings

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

Characters

焢

hōng

fiery appearance

Examples

HSK 4

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

Related Words

焢肉 kòngròu

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)