蒸 (zhēng)

to steam (cooking)

How 蒸 is written

Strokes
13
Radical
艹 — grass
Traditional
蒸
Simplified
蒸 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 蒸

清蒸 qīngzhēng
steamed in broth
蒸氣 zhēngqì
vapor; steam
蒸汽 zhēngqì
steam
蒸發 zhēngfā
to evaporate; evaporation
蒸籠 zhēnglóng
steamer basket (e.g. for dimsum)
蒸鍋 zhēngguō
steamer
蒸餃 zhēngjiǎo
steamed dumpling
水蒸氣 shuǐzhēngqì
vapor
燻蒸 xūnzhēng
to fumigate
蒸汽機 zhēngqìjī
steamer
蒸湘 zhēngxiāng
Zhengxiang district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 shi4], Hunan
蒸糕 zhēnggāo
steamed cake

蒸 in a sentence

清蒸魚比較健康。

Qīngzhēng yú bǐjiào jiànkāng.

“Steamed fish is healthier.”

How common is 蒸?

蒸 is the 2,353rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 98.2% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 蒸

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