Dong Chinese dictionary

tàng

scald

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 汤 represents the sound. Simplified form of 燙.

Components

火 Meaning component

huǒ

fire

汤 Sound component

tāng, shāng

hot water

Evolution

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Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

tàng

scald, heat; wash; iron clothes; to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot

Most common words with 烫

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