燙 (tong3 | tang4) : [1] [v] scald; burn [2] [v] heat; warm

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燙

tong3

tang4

[1] [v] scald; burn [2] [v] heat; warm [3] very hot [4] [v] iron (clothes)
[華]熨

Stroke count: 16

Level: 3

Radical: 火 (#86)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

燙 / 烫

This word has been viewed 5599 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd Dec 2012 18:35

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熨燙 wan6 tong3 yun4 tang4 = a clothes iron

燙斗 tong3 dau2 = iron 粵

燙衫 tong3 saam1 = to iron clothes 粵

燙傷 tong3 soeng1 tang4 shang1 = scald

燙髮 tong3 faat3 = to have a permanent wave (perm)

燙門 tong3 mun4 = sliding door

燙開 tong3 hoi1 = to slide open

燙衫板 tong3 saam1 baan2 = iron board 粵

燙衣板 tong3 ji1 baan2 tang4 yi1 ban3 = iron board

氽燙 tan2 tong3 tun3 tang4 = to blanch (cooking)
See all 12 compounds (CantoDict reports 13 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 燙
Unicode code for this character: U+71d9 (off-site link)

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