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蒸
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steam

HSK 7 N2
Nature →Elements
zhēng
ジョウ、セイ
む.す、む.れる、む.らす
증
Steam 烝 provides the meaning and sound
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 烝 steam =
蒸 steam
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
烝 Meaning component
zhēng steam
rise, steam
Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
蒸
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蒸 [zhēng]
to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old); finely chopped firewood (old)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
蒸 じょう
Jō surname
CHINESE WORDS (55)
蒸发 [zhēng​fā] #8,364
to evaporate
蒸发 [zhēng​fā] #8,364
to evaporate
蒸汽 [zhēng​qì] #10,214
steam
蒸蒸日上 [zhēng​zhēng​rì​shàng] #26,940
becoming more prosperous with each passing day
蒸馏 [zhēng​liú] #26,793
to distill
蒸馏 [zhēng​liú] #26,793
to distill
蒸馏水 [zhēng​liú​shuǐ] #47,679
distilled water
蒸馏水 [zhēng​liú​shuǐ] #47,679
distilled water
蒸气 [zhēng​qì] #27,036
vapor
蒸气 [zhēng​qì] #27,036
vapor
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JAPANESE WORDS (97)
⭐ 蒸発 [じょうはつ] #11,263
evaporation
⭐ 蒸気 [じょうき] #12,366
steam
⭐ 蒸し返す [むしかえす] #19,068
to reheat
⭐ 蒸し暑い [むしあつい] #19,169
humid
⭐ 水蒸気 [すいじょうき] #19,929
water vapour
蒸れる [むれる] #32,506
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice)
蒸留酒 [じょうりゅうしゅ] #38,322
distilled liquor
蒸し焼き [むしやき] #41,717
baking foods in a covered pan
蒸留 [じょうりゅう] #44,151
distillation
蒸気機関車 [じょうききかんしゃ] #45,234
steam locomotive
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
한증막
steam room; sauna