炙 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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zhì

roast

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 月 represents the sound.

Components

火 Meaning component

huǒ

fire

月 Sound component

yuè

moon

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zhì

roast, broil; toast; cauterize; to broil; to roast

Most common words with 炙

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	炙	to broil
	炙手可热	fig. arrogance of the powerful
	脍炙人口	appealing to the masses
	烤炙	to scorch

Historical pronunciation

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

3672nd most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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