Water steams when it boils.
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蒸
zhēng
HSK 3.0 · 7–9
Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US
zhēng · zing1 (Jyutping)
- to evaporate
- (of cooking) to steam
- torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old)
- finely chopped firewood (old)
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Character breakdown
蒸
- Meaning
- steam; evaporate
- Radical
- 艹
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- ⿱艹烝
- Cangjie
- TNEF
- Four-corner
- 4433.1
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Example sentences
Water turns into steam when it is boiled.
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