to scald, burn, or heat something
Animated Stroke Order 烫
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 烫 is used in context
1
tā她
zuó昨
tiān天
qù去
lǐ理
fā发
diàn店
tàng烫
fà发
le了
。
She went to the hair salon for a perm yesterday.
2
mā妈
ma妈
zhèng正
zài在
yùn熨
tàng烫
míng明
tiān天
de的
chèn衬
shān衫
。
Mom is ironing tomorrow's shirt.
3
xiǎo小
xīn心
rè热
shuǐ水
，
bié别
tàng烫
shāng伤
le了
shǒu手
。
Be careful with hot water, don't scald your hands.
Information
Traditional燙
Radical火
Strokes10
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1767
Zhuyinㄊㄤˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+70EB
CangjieEHF
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality