蒸 (zing1 | zheng1) : cook by steaming

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蒸

zing1

zheng1

[1] cook by steaming; steam
[2] evaporate

Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 艸 (#140)

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

蒸

This word has been viewed 9933 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Dec 2014 04:20

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蒸蒸日上 zing1 zing1 jat6 soeng6 zheng1 zheng1 ri4 shang4 = becoming more prosperous with each passing day

蒸餃 zing1 gaau2 zheng1 jiao3 = steamed dumpling

蒸餾水 zing1 lau6 seoi2 zheng1 liu2 shui3 = n. distilled water

蒸汽 zing1 hei3 zheng1 qi4 = n. steam

水蒸氣 seoi2 zing1 hei3 shui3 zheng1 qi4 = water vapour

蒸發 zing1 faat3 zheng1 fa1 = to evaporate; evaporation

蒸籠 zing1 lung4 = steam box

蒸氣 zing1 hei3 zheng1 qi4 = steam; water vapour, water vapor

乾蒸牛肉 gon1 zing1 ngau4 juk6 gan1 zheng1 niu2 rou4 = beef dumpling

蒸氣熨斗 zing1 hei3 tong3 dau2 zheng1 qi4 yun4 dou3 = a steam iron
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Decimal representation of this word: 蒸
Unicode code for this character: U+84b8 (off-site link)

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