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烘

hōng

to bake; to heat by fire

A person dries wet gloves beside a small stove
Memory picture

Character

烘 hōng

Strokes
10
Radical
火 — fire, flame
Made of
火 fire, flame 共 all, total
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他把潮湿的资料摊开,用低温慢慢烘,以免纸张变形。 Tā bǎ cháoshī de zīliào tān kāi, yòng dīwēn mànmàn hōng, yǐmiǎn zhǐzhāng biànxíng. He spread out the damp documents and slowly dried them with low heat to prevent the paper from warping.
  • 他把湿手套放在火炉边烘着。 Tā bǎ shī shǒutào fàng zài huǒlú biān hōng zhe. He put his wet gloves by the stove to dry.
  • 冬天,奶奶喜欢坐在火边烘手。 Dōngtiān, nǎinai xǐhuan zuò zài huǒ biān hōng shǒu. In winter, Grandma likes to sit by the fire to warm her hands.

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