Memory phrase for the character: 蒸

蒸

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Meaning

to steam (cooking), sultry, to evaporate

Pronunciation

zhēng

Explanation

 From top: plant 艹, water 水 between two boundaries 二 (= a steaming pot), fire 灬

Mnemonic
 
When (cooking) plants with water between the boundaries, you need fire from below and its: steam.

Radicals

艹 grass, plantGrass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
水 water
灬 fireAlso this radical 火 stands for fire.




 Vocabulary

蒸发 zhēng fā  to evaporate; evaporation
蒸汽 zhēng qì  steam
蒸汽 zhēng qì  
蒸汽 zhēng qì  
熏蒸 xūn zhēng  to fumigate
熏蒸 xūn zhēng  

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