Chinese Character 焖 Meanings and components.

Form

焖

Meaning

焖 meaning[3] in English

To Cook In A Covered Vessel.

To Casserole.

To Stew.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 焖 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Huo (火) , and stuffy (闷)

Its radical[1] is: 火 (huo3) which means: Surname Huo, .火huo3surname Huo

In cangjie it is written with FLSP

How to write 焖

To write焖men4to cook … you should write a combination of 火huo3surname Huo , 闷men4stuffy arranged in a 吅 shape:

火 + 闷 = 焖

焖 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 焖 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 焖, looks as follow:

焖
Pinyin:men4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Cook In A Covered Vessel . To Casserole . To Stew
火
Pinyin:huo3
Meaning[3]: Surname Huo
闷
Pinyin:men4 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: Stuffy . Shut Indoors . To Smother . To Cover Tightly
门
Pinyin:men2
Meaning[3]: Surname Men
心
Pinyin:xin1
Meaning[3]: Heart . Mind . Intention . Center . Core . Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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