蒸 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

蒸 English definition

zhēng

  • to evaporate
  • (of cooking) to steam
  • torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old)
  • finely chopped firewood (old)

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary);
  • : 𤰶
  • : excel; lofty;
  • : to invite; to recruit; to levy (taxes); to draft (troops); phenomenon; symptom; characteristic sign (used as proof); evidence;
  • : Japanese variant of 徵|征;
  • : to stare blankly; startled;
  • : to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money);
  • : multitudinous; the masses; to present (to sb); to rise; to advance; to progress; archaic variant of 蒸[zheng1];
  • : Fight
  • : hideous; fierce-looking;
  • : to open (one's eyes);
  • : guzheng or long zither; long zither with 13 to 16 strings, developed from guqin 古琴 during Tang and Song times; Japanese koto;
  • : bamboo;
  • : gong used to halt troops;
  • : clang of metals; small gong;

Words containing 蒸, by HSK level