| 1 | 烫 | 燙 | tàng | tang4 | to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot | | |
| 2 | 烫平 | 燙平 | tàng píng | tang4 ping2 | to press (clothes); to iron out (wrinkles) | | |
| 3 | 蒸汽挂烫机 | 蒸汽掛燙機 | zhēng qì guà tàng jī | zheng1 qi4 gua4 tang4 ji1 | garment steamer | | |
| 4 | 熨烫 | 熨燙 | yùn tàng | yun4 tang4 | to iron (clothes) | | |
| 5 | 氽烫 | 氽燙 | tǔn tàng | tun3 tang4 | to blanch (cooking) | | |
| 6 | 烫衣板 | 燙衣板 | tàng yī bǎn | tang4 yi1 ban3 | ironing board | | |
| 7 | 烫衣 | 燙衣 | tàng yī | tang4 yi1 | to iron (clothes) | | |
| 8 | 烫头发 | 燙頭髮 | tàng tóu fa | tang4 tou2 fa5 | perm; to perm hair | | |
| 9 | 烫手山芋 | 燙手山芋 | tàng shǒu shān yù | tang4 shou3 shan1 yu4 | hot potato; problem; trouble; headache | | |
| 10 | 烫手 | 燙手 | tàng shǒu | tang4 shou3 | Hot to the touch | | |
| 11 | 烫伤 | 燙傷 | tàng shāng | tang4 shang1 | to scald | | |
| 12 | 发烫 | 發燙 | fā tàng | fa1 tang4 | burning hot | | |
| 13 | 烫工不良 | 燙工不良 | tàng gōng bù liáng | tang4 gong1 bu4 liang2 | not well-ironed (idiom) | | |
| 14 | 烫发 | 燙髮 | tàng fà | tang4 fa4 | perm (hairstyle) | | |
| 15 | 烫斗 | 燙斗 | tàng dǒu | tang4 dou3 | clothes iron | | |
| 16 | 死猪不怕开水烫 | 死豬不怕開水燙 | sǐ zhū bù pà kāi shuǐ tàng | si3 zhu1 bu4 pa4 kai1 shui3 tang4 | lit. a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (idiom); fig. to be unaffected (by sth); undaunted | | |
| 17 | 热烫 | 熱燙 | rè tàng | re4 tang4 | to burn | | |
| 18 | 麻辣烫 | 麻辣燙 | má là tàng | ma2 la4 tang4 | hot spicy soup (often sold in street stalls) | | |
| 19 | 火烫 | 火燙 | huǒ tàng | huo3 tang4 | burning hot; fiery; to have one's hair permed with hot curling tongs | | |
| 20 | 滚烫 | 滾燙 | gǔn tàng | gun3 tang4 | boiling; scalding | | |