灼 zhuó
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 火 — fire, flame
- Made of
- 火 fire, flame 勺 spoon, ladle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
灼热
zhuórè
scorching hot; burning
Characters in this word
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
- 午后的沙地散发着灼热的气息，连测量仪器都需要降温。 Wǔhòu de shādì sànfā zhe zhuórè de qìxī, lián cèliáng yíqì dōu xūyào jiàngwēn. The sandy ground in the afternoon gave off scorching heat, and even the measuring instruments needed cooling.
- 灼热的阳光把马路晒得发烫，行人都在找树荫。 Zhuórè de yángguāng bǎ mǎlù shài de fātàng, xíngrén dōu zài zhǎo shùyīn. The scorching sun made the road burning hot, and passers-by were all looking for shade.
- 刚出炉的面包还是灼热的，等一会儿再吃吧。 Gāng chū lú de miànbāo háishì zhuórè de, děng yīhuìr zài chī ba. The bread fresh from the oven is still scorching hot; wait a while before eating it.