zhēng
steam
Steam 烝 provides the meaning and sound
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
zhēng
steam; evaporate; to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old); finely chopped firewood (old)
Most common words with 蒸
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to evaporate | ||
to evaporate | ||
steam | ||
becoming more prosperous with each passing day | ||
to distill |
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