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加热

jiārè

to heat up

A person heating a kettle
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Characters in this word

加 jiā

Strokes
5
Radical
力 — strength, power
Made of
力 strength, power 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

热 rè

Strokes
10
Radical
灬 — fire
Made of
执 to execute 灬 fire
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 请加热牛奶。 Qǐng jiārè niúnǎi. Please heat the milk.
  • 水正在加热。 Shuǐ zhèng zài jiārè. The water is heating up.
  • 把饭加热。 Bǎ fàn jiārè. Heat up the food.

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