1. 蒸
  2. 糕

蒸

Previous (篮)Next (饼)
  • 2353rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 26 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
蒸→
艹烝
2Radical
蒸→
艹grass㇖N/A水water一one灬fire
3Graphical
蒸→
艹㇖亅㇇冫一灬

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhēng (zheng1)to evaporate • (of cooking) to steam • torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old) • finely chopped firewood (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 蒸 zhēng (zheng1)The component 烝 is pronounced as 'zhēng' (zheng1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

清蒸 
蒸发 (蒸發)

Uncommon

蒸气 (蒸氣)
蒸汽 
蒸笼 (蒸籠)
蒸糕 
蒸锅 (蒸鍋)
蒸饺 (蒸餃)
蒸馏 (蒸餾)

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糕

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Previous (壤)Next (颂)
  • 2408th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 24 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
糕→
米羔
2Radical
糕→
米rice羊sheep灬fire
3Graphical
糕→
一丨八丷一二丨丷灬

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gāo (gao1)cake

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 糕 gāo (gao1)The component 羔 is pronounced as 'gāo' (gao1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

蛋糕 

Uncommon

年糕 
糟糕 
雪糕 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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