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Meaning of 炙

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Pinyin: zhì
English Definition: to broil; to roast
Chinese Definition:
①烤:炙兔。焚炙忠良。炙手可热(热得烫手,喻权贵气焰很盛)。
②烤肉:脍炙人口(美味人人爱吃,喻好的诗文、事物大家都称赞)。
③喻受到熏陶:亲炙(直接得到某人的教诲或传授)。
Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (fire) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ yuè ] moon; month
    • [ huǒ ] fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
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Example Words
脍炙人口 kuài zhì rén kǒu appealing to the masses; universally appreciated (idiom)
炙手可热 zhì shǒu lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom); fig. arrogance of the powerful; a mighty figure no-one dares approach; hot (exciting or in favor)
焦炙 jiāo zhì to scorch; to burn to charcoal; sick with worry
烤炙 kǎo zhì to scorch; (of the sun) to beat down on
炙酷 zhì torrid weather
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Example Sentences
1
And, like so many hot new things, it went cold fast.
2
And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts, Hot ashes for trees?
3
Why interfere? That was the lesson of experience, not an abstract devotion to the theory of "efficient markets, " as is now increasingly argued.
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Since then I've had the Flaming Lips' song "Waiting for Superman" in my head.
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Both genkwanin and its vinegar processed imitation have antitussive and expectorant actions without marked difference in efficacy.