Hanzi
Traditional
蒸
Simplified
蒸

to evaporate/(of cooking) to steam/torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old)/finely chopped firewood (old)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

zhēng

Bopomofo

ㄓㄥ

Jyutping

zing1

Example sentences

蒸 zhēng
媽媽在廚房裡蒸饅頭。
妈妈在厨房里蒸馒头。

Mom is steaming buns in the kitchen.

娃娃菜 wáwacài
蒜蓉粉絲蒸娃娃菜是我最喜歡的一道菜。
蒜蓉粉丝蒸娃娃菜是我最喜欢的一道菜。

Steamed baby cabbage with garlic and vermicelli is my favorite dish.

蒸發 / 蒸发 zhēngfā
陽光很強，地上的積水很快蒸發了。
阳光很强，地上的积水很快蒸发了。

The sunlight was strong, and the water on the ground evaporated quickly.

Example Vocabulary

蒸

zheng1

to steam (food); to evaporate

清蒸

qing1'zheng1

蒸氣

zheng1'qi4

蒸汽

zheng1'qi4

蒸發

zheng1'fa1

to evaporate; to vanish quickly

蒸籠

zheng1'long2

水蒸氣

shui3'zheng1'qi4

熏蒸

蒸汽機

zheng1'qi4'ji1

蒸湘

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