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Meaning of 烝

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烝
Pinyin: zhēng
English Definition: multitudinous; the masses; to present (to sb); to rise; to advance; to progress; archaic variant of 蒸
Chinese Definition:
①众多:烝民。
②古代特指冬天的祭祀:“冬祭白烝”。
③美。
④进献。
⑤同“蒸”,热气上升。
⑥古代指与母辈淫乱。
Total strokes: 10; Radical: 火
Ideographic:Boiling 灬 water 氶
Character Formation:
Similar Characters: 焏
Example Words
烝民 zhēng mín people; the masses
烝黎 zhēng lí people; the masses
烝畀祖妣 zhēng bì zǔ bǐ to present to ancestors, male and female (idiom)
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Example Sentences
1
然而
,
上周
,
我发现烝饺的价格已经涨到六元了
。
However, last week I noticed there price went up to RMB 6.
2
“
烝
”
是在婚姻伦理形成之初
,
在宗法制度可以容忍的范围内的一种事实婚姻
。
It was not the relic of group marriage or brothers-marrying-to-one-wife system, and it also differed with the marital shape of minority areas.
3
正像西欧家庭再过圣诞节时
,
要烝布点和制糖果一样
,
中国人却制作各式各样的油炸食品
。
Just like European households that make pudding and candies for Christmas. Chinese fried slices of lard which come in a great variety.