熨烫

熨燙

yùntàng

verb

Meanings

1 to iron (clothes)
2 to press

Characters

to iron; to press flat

Examples

HSK 3

这件衬衫需要熨烫一下。

Zhè jiàn chènshān xūyào yùntàng yíxià.

This shirt needs ironing.

HSK 4

酒店提供熨烫服务。

Jiǔdiàn tígōng yùntàng fúwù.

The hotel offers ironing service.

Tips

usage

熨 can also read yù in rarer compounds, but in 熨烫 it is yùn. The character 熨 shows 火 (fire) beneath 尉 - originally a hot metal tool pressed on cloth. The modern iron is 熨斗.

Stroke Order

熨 yùn

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