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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
rè | re4
English translation
to warm up
to heat up
hot (of weather)
heat
fervent
heat, fever, zeal

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

Contains the radical

huǒ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

fire

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

执灬

Semantic compound

huǒ

Phonetic compound

zhí

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. huǒ represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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( ruò 米饭 mǐfàn shì shèng de Liáng 米饭 mǐfàn , yòng 微波炉 wēi bō lú 稍微 shāowēi zhuǎn 1-2分钟 fēnzhōng .)

Sprinkle with Maggie sauce and add in wasabi if desired.

wǎn 鸡汤 jī tāng duì yǒu 好处 hǎochu .

A bowl of hot chicken soup is good for you.

穿着 chuān zhuó jiàn hòu 毛衣 máo yī 一定 yīdìng hěn .

You must be boiling in that thick sweater.

biē zài 心里 xīn li 一股热烈 rèliè de 情感 qíng gǎn 尽量 jǐnliàng de 倾吐 qīng tǔ 出来 chū lái .

I lavished all the warmth of my pent - up passion.

Lěng shì 相反 xiāngfǎn de .

" Hot " and " cold " are contrary terms.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
to warm up
热情 rèqíng cordial熱情
热烈 rèliè ardent熱烈
热线 rè xiàn hotline (communications link)熱線
热爱 rèài to adore熱愛
热闹 rènao lively熱鬧
热狗 rè gǒu hot dog (loanword)熱狗
热点 rè diǎn hot spot熱點
狂热 kuáng rè zealotry狂熱
热门 rèmén popular熱門
热水 rè shuǐ hot water熱水
亲热 qīnrè affectionate親熱
热销 rè xiāo to sell well熱銷
热心 rèxīn zeal熱心
热量 rè liàng heat熱量
加热 jiā rè to heat加熱
热身 rè shēn to warm up (sports)熱身
发热 fā rè feverish發熱
火热 huǒ rè fiery火熱
热血 rè xuè hot blood熱血
热潮 rè cháo upsurge熱潮
热衷 rè zhōng to be fond of熱衷
热带 rè dài the tropics熱帶
散热 sàn rè to dissipate heat散熱
炎热 yánrè blistering hot炎熱

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Decomposition

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