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焖
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simmer

HSK 10
Nature →Elements
mèn
モン
Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 悶 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (燜)
火 fire+ 悶 stuffy =
燜 simmer
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire
fire, flame
悶 Phonetic component
stuffy
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Simplified (焖)
火 fire+ 闷 depressed =
焖 simmer
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire
fire, flame
闷 Phonetic component
mèn depressed
gloomy, depressed, melancholy
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Notes
Similar Characters
光 ray叟 man堇 yellow尉 officer灭 wipe (simp)灰 ashes灷 tinder災 disaster (trad/jp)灾 disaster (simp)炎 inflammation炏 flame烦 bother (simp)煩 vexed (trad/jp)票 ticket秋 autumn赤 crimson伙 mate (simp)狄 tribe from northern china钬 element (simp)尞 burnt offering
Chinese
焖 / 燜 [mèn]
to cook in a covered vessel; to casserole; to stew
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
焖烧锅 [mèn​shāo​guō]
to casserole