Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 蒸


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Meaning

to steam (cooking), sultry, to evaporate

Pronunciation

zhēng

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

For (cooking the) plants is this water between the boundaries, when from below the fire heats: the steam.

Radicals

grass, plant
water
fire(Also this radical stands for fire.)
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Vocabulary

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

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