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zhēng

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zhēng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhēng | zheng1
English translation
to evaporate
(of cooking) to steam
torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old)
finely chopped firewood (old)
steam, vapor; to evaporate

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About zhēng

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

zhēng

Contains the radical

cǎo

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

Steam  zhēng provides the meaning and sound

Etymology of zhēng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

艹烝

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Example sentences using zhēng

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yòu 回到 huí dào lǎo 样子 yàngzi , xiàng shāo kāi Shuǐ de 似的 shìde ,不时 bùshí 散发 sànfā zhāo 无害 wú hài de 缕缕蒸汽 zhēng qì .

It'settled back to sporadic, harmless streaming like a simmering kettle.

之后 zhī hòu 我们 wǒmen Xiàng Dōng 沿 yán 铁路 tiě lù háng zhǎo 蒸汽 zhēng qì 机车 jī chē .

We then walked eastward along the track to find the steam engines.

yǒu chǎo fěn 红烧 hóng shāo 猪蹄 zhū tí 清蒸 qīng zhēng 螃蟹 páng xiè , 还有 hái yǒu wán Tāng .

There are fried rice, stewed pork leg, steamed crab, and fish soup.

bīng Xuě 蒸汽 zhēng qì shì Shuǐ de 不同 bù tóng 形式 xíngshì .

Ice, snow and steam are different forms of water.

yún shì yóu 大气 dà qì Zhōng de 水蒸气 shuǐ zhēng qì 凝结 níng jié Chéng de .

A cloud is a condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere.

Words with zhēng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
zhēng to evaporate zhēng
蒸发 zhēngfā to evaporate蒸發
蒸汽 zhēng qì steam蒸汽 zhēng qì
蒸蒸日上 zhēng zhēng rì shàng becoming more prosperous with each passing day蒸蒸日上 zhēng zhēng rì shàng
蒸馏 zhēng liú to distill蒸餾
蒸馏水 zhēng liú shuǐ distilled water蒸餾水
蒸气 zhēng qì vapor蒸氣
清蒸 qīng zhēng steamed in broth清蒸 qīng zhēng
熏蒸 xūn zhēng to fumigate燻蒸
水蒸气 shuǐ zhēng qì vapor水蒸氣
蒸锅 zhēng guō steamer蒸鍋
蒸笼 zhēng lóng steamer basket (e.g. for dimsum)蒸籠
蒸汽机 zhēng qì jī steam engine蒸汽機
蒸饺 zhēng jiǎo steamed dumpling蒸餃
蒸腾 zhēng téng to hang in the air蒸騰
蒸馏器 zhēng liú qì still (i.e. distilling apparatus)蒸餾器
蒸汽机车 zhēng qì jī chē steam locomotive蒸汽機車
蒸散 zhēng sàn (plant) evapotranspiration蒸散 zhēng sàn
蒸腾作用 zhēng téng zuò yòng transpiration蒸騰作用

zhēng Decomposition & Compounds

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zhēng Decomposition

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