蒸
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Translingual
Han character
蒸 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 廿弓水火 (TNEF), four-corner 44331, composition ⿱艹烝)
Derived characters
- 𡽮, 𩟘, 𬵴
References
- KangXi: page 1050, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31618
- Dae Jaweon: page 1511, character 14
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3273, character 4
- Unihan data for U+84B8
Chinese
| trad. | 蒸 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 蒸 | |
| 2nd round simp. | 炡 | |
| alternative forms | 烝 | |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (丞) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 蒸 | *kljɯŋ |
| 烝 | *kljɯŋ, *kljɯŋs |
| 篜 | *klɯŋ |
| 脀 | *kljɯŋ |
| 拯 | *kljɯŋʔ |
| 氶 | *kljɯŋʔ |
| 承 | *ɡljɯŋ |
| 丞 | *ɡljɯŋ, *ɡljɯŋs |
| 巹 | *klɯnʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *kljɯŋ) : semantic 艸 (“grass”) + phonetic 烝 (OC *kljɯŋ, *kljɯŋs).
Pronunciation
Definitions
蒸
- (literally) to evaporate (transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state)
- (cooking) to steam
- 蒸餃／蒸饺 ― zhēngjiǎo ― steamed dumplings
- (historical) torch made of hemp stalks or bamboo and wood
- 蒸燭／蒸烛 ― zhēngzhú ― ancient torch made of hemp stalks or bamboo
- (literary) small pieces of firewood
- Used in 蒸蒸.
- Alternative form of 烝 (zhēng).
Synonyms
- (to evaporate): 蒸發／蒸发 (zhēngfā)
- (to steam):
Dialectal synonyms of 蒸 (“to steam”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蒸 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 蒸 |
| Taiwan | 蒸 | |
| Harbin | 蒸 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 蒸 | |
| Jinan | 蒸 | |
| Luoyang | 蒸 | |
| Wanrong | 蒸 | |
| Xi'an | 蒸 | |
| Yinchuan | 蒸 | |
| Lanzhou | 蒸 | |
| Ürümqi | 蒸 | |
| Wuhan | 蒸 | |
| Chengdu | 蒸 | |
| Guiyang | 蒸 | |
| Guilin | 蒸 | |
| Liuzhou | 蒸 | |
| Xuzhou | 蒸 | |
| Yangzhou | 蒸 | |
| Nanjing | 蒸 | |
| Singapore | 蒸 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蒸 |
| Hong Kong | 蒸 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 蒸 | |
| Macau | 蒸 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 蒸 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 蒸 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 蒸 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 炊, 蒸 | |
| Foshan | 蒸 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 蒸 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 蒸 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 蒸 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 蒸 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 蒸 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 蒸 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 蒸 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 炊 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 蒸 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 蒸 | |
| Taishan | 炊 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 炊 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 炊 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 蒸 | |
| Dongguan | 炊, 蒸 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 炊 | |
| Qingyuan | 蒸 | |
| Fogang | 蒸 | |
| Yingde (Hanguang) | 蒸 | |
| Yangshan | 蒸 | |
| Lianshan (Butian) | 蒸 | |
| Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 蒸 | |
| Shaoguan | 蒸 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 蒸 | |
| Renhua | 蒸 | |
| Lechang | 蒸 | |
| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 蒸 | |
| Sihui | 蒸 | |
| Guangning | 蒸 | |
| Deqing | 炊 | |
| Huaiji | 蒸 | |
| Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 蒸 | |
| Yunfu | 炊 | |
| Xinxing | 炊 | |
| Luoding | 蒸 | |
| Yunan (Pingtai) | 煮 | |
| Xinyi | 蒸 | |
| Lianjiang | 蒸 | |
| Nanning | 蒸 | |
| Wuzhou | 蒸, 炊 | |
| Yulin | 蒸 | |
| Hepu (Lianzhou) | 蒸 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 蒸 | |
| Gan | Lichuan | 蒸 |
| Pingxiang | 蒸 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蒸 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 蒸 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 蒸 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 蒸 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 蒸 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 蒸 | |
| Yudu | 蒸 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蒸 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 蒸 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 炊 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 炊 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 炊 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 炊 | |
| Luchuan (Daqiao) | 蒸 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蒸 |
| Xinzhou | 蒸 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 炊 |
| Songxi | 炊 | |
| Jianyang | 炊 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 炊 |
| Fuqing | 炊 | |
| Gutian | 炊 | |
| Ningde | 炊 | |
| Zhouning | 炊 | |
| Fuding | 炊 | |
| Matsu | 炊 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 炊 |
| Quanzhou | 炊 | |
| Yongchun | 炊 | |
| Zhangzhou | 炊 | |
| Taipei | 炊 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 炊 | |
| Kaohsiung | 炊 | |
| Yilan | 炊 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 炊 | |
| Taichung | 炊 | |
| Tainan | 炊 | |
| Hsinchu | 炊 | |
| Kinmen | 炊 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 炊 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 炊 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 炊 | |
| Longyan | 炊 | |
| Zhangping (Yongfu) | 炊 | |
| Datian | 炊 | |
| Pingnan (Shangdu) | 蒸 | |
| Chaozhou | 炊 | |
| Shantou | 炊 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 炊 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 炊 | |
| Leizhou | 炊 | |
| Wenchang | 蒸 | |
| Min Zhong | Yong'an | 炊 |
| Shaxian | 炊 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 蒸 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 蒸 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 蒸 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蒸 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 蒸 | |
| Danyang | 蒸 | |
| Ningbo | 熯, 蒸, 炊 rare | |
| Wenzhou | 蒸, 炊 | |
| Jinhua | 蒸, 熯, 炊 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 蒸 |
| Quanzhou | 蒸 | |
See also
- 燉／炖 (dùn)
- 燴／烩 (huì)
- 扒 (pá)
Compounds
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Japanese
Kanji
蒸
(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji)
- steam; vapor
- steamy; sultry
- numerous; various, varied
Readings
- Go-on: しょう (shō)
- Kan-on: しょう (shō)
- Tō-on: せい (sei)
- Kan’yō-on: じょう (jō, Jōyō)
- Kun: むす (musu, 蒸す, Jōyō); むらす (murasu, 蒸らす, Jōyō); むれる (mureru, 蒸れる, Jōyō); ふかす (fukasu, 蒸かす); ふける (fukeru, 蒸ける); おおい (ōi, 蒸い)
Korean
Hanja
蒸 (eumhun 찔 증 (jjil jeung))
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Compounds
- 蒸發 (증발, jeungbal)
- 蒸氣 (증기, jeunggi)
- 蒸溜 (증류, jeungryu)
- 蒸散 (증산, jeungsan)
Vietnamese
Han character
蒸: Hán Nôm readings: chưng, chừng
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Compounds
- 餅蒸 (bánh chưng)