to steam, to evaporate

Animated Stroke Order 蒸

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Stroke Order Diagrams 蒸

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
ma
yòng
zhēng
guō
zhēng

Mom uses a steamer pot to steam fish.

2
zǎo
cān
chī
le
liù
zhēng
jiǎo

I ate six steamed dumplings for breakfast.

3
shuǐ
zài
yáng
guāng
xià
hěn
kuài
zhēng

Water evaporates quickly in the sunlight.

4
shuǐ
zài
tài
yáng
xià
zhēng
le

The water evaporated under the sun.

5
zǎo
shàng
miàn
yǒu
shuǐ
zhōng
jiù
zhēng
le

There was water on the road in the morning, but it evaporated by noon.

6
de
qíng
xiàng
shuǐ
yàng
zhēng
le
xiàn
zài
duì
gōng
zuò
hěn
lěng
dàn

His enthusiasm evaporated like water, and now he is very indifferent to work.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes13
StructureTop-Center-Bottom
Frequency#2824
Zhuyinㄓㄥ
Components
UnicodeU+84B8
CangjieNEMF
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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