ㄓㄥ

zhēng

to evaporate

蒸 is a 13 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as zhēng in the first tone.

It is made up of the components 卄 (twenty, twentieth) and 烝 (multitudinous).

  • 蒸
    ㄓㄥ

    zhēng

    to evaporate

    • 卄
      ㄋㄧㄢ ˋ

      niàn

      twenty, twentieth

    • 烝
      ㄓㄥ

      zhēng

      multitudinous

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put twenty sweets on the river and light a fire to steam them. tell me when they're done!
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Pronunciation

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Definitions for 蒸 pronounced as zhēng

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

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Book 3 part 2

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