Chinese Word: 蒸 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蒸HSK 6

Pinyin: zhēng

English Definition: to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old); finely chopped firewood (old)

Chinese Definition:
①热气上升：蒸汽。蒸腾。蒸发。蒸气(液体或固体因蒸发沸腾或升华而变成的气体)。蒸馏。云蒸霞蔚。蒸蒸日上。
②用水蒸气的热力把东西加热或使熟：蒸饼。蒸饺。蒸笼。
③古代以麻秸、竹木制成的火炬：蒸烛。
④细小的木柴。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 艸

Ideographic:Steam 烝 provides the meaning and sound

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 烝 [ zhēng ] to rise; steam; many, numerous

Similar Characters: 篜

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蒸发HSK 6	zhēng fā	to evaporate; evaporation
蒸汽	zhēng qì	steam
蒸气	zhēng qì	vapor; steam
蒸腾	zhēng téng	(of a vapor etc) to rise; to hang in the air
蒸蒸日上	zhēng zhēng rì shàng	becoming more prosperous with each passing day

1		shuǐ 水 fèi téng 沸腾 shí 时 biàn chéng 变成 zhēng qì 蒸气。 When water boils it passes into steam.
2		jiā rè 加热 kě yǐ 可以 shǐ 使 shuǐ 水 biàn chéng 变成 zhēng qì 蒸汽。 Heating can turn water into steam.
3		mǐ fàn 米饭 bì xū 必须 zài 在 yā lì guō 压力锅 lǐ 里 zhēng shú 蒸熟。 Rice must be steamed in a pressure cooker.
4		yòng 用 jiàng yóu 酱油、 jiāng 姜 hé 和 cōng 葱 tiáo wèi 调味 de 的 zhēng yú 蒸鱼 shì 是 wǒ de zuì ài 我的最爱。 My favorite dish is steamed fish seasoned with soy sauce, ginger, and scallions.
5		hé diàn zhàn 核电站 tōng guò 通过 lì yòng 利用 hé fǎn yìng 核反应 chǎn shēng 产生 de 的 rè liàng 热量 shēng chǎn 生产 zhēng qì 蒸汽， dài dòng 带动 wō lún 涡轮 fā diàn 发电。 Nuclear power plants generate electricity by using heat generated from nuclear reactions to produce steam that drives turbines.

1		shuǐ 水 fèi téng 沸腾 shí 时 biàn chéng 变成 zhēng qì 蒸气。 When water boils it passes into steam.
2		jiā rè 加热 kě yǐ 可以 shǐ 使 shuǐ 水 biàn chéng 变成 zhēng qì 蒸汽。 Heating can turn water into steam.
3		mǐ fàn 米饭 bì xū 必须 zài 在 yā lì guō 压力锅 lǐ 里 zhēng shú 蒸熟。 Rice must be steamed in a pressure cooker.
4		yòng 用 jiàng yóu 酱油、 jiāng 姜 hé 和 cōng 葱 tiáo wèi 调味 de 的 zhēng yú 蒸鱼 shì 是 wǒ de zuì ài 我的最爱。 My favorite dish is steamed fish seasoned with soy sauce, ginger, and scallions.
5		hé diàn zhàn 核电站 tōng guò 通过 lì yòng 利用 hé fǎn yìng 核反应 chǎn shēng 产生 de 的 rè liàng 热量 shēng chǎn 生产 zhēng qì 蒸汽， dài dòng 带动 wō lún 涡轮 fā diàn 发电。 Nuclear power plants generate electricity by using heat generated from nuclear reactions to produce steam that drives turbines.