Hanzi
Traditional
燙
Simplified
烫

to scald/to burn (by scalding)/to blanch (cooking)/to heat (sth) up in hot water/to perm/to iron/scalding hot

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

tàng

Bopomofo

ㄊㄤˋ

Jyutping

tong3

Example sentences

燙 / 烫 tàng
這杯咖啡很燙，喝的時候要小心。
这杯咖啡很烫，喝的时候要小心。

This cup of coffee is very hot, be careful when drinking.

折 zhē
水太燙，奶奶用兩個碗把熱水折了幾下。
水太烫，奶奶用两个碗把热水折了几下。

The water was too hot, so Grandma poured the hot water back and forth between two bowls a few times.

滾燙 / 滚烫 gǔntàng
這碗湯還很滾燙，小心燙口。
这碗汤还很滚烫，小心烫口。

This bowl of soup is still scalding hot, be careful not to burn your mouth.

熱水 / 热水 rèshuǐ
泡茶需要用滾燙的熱水。
泡茶需要用滚烫的热水。

Making tea requires boiling hot water.

Example Vocabulary

燙

tang4

hot; to scald; to iron; to perm

滾燙

gun3'tang4

scalding hot; boiling hot

燙傷

tang4'shang1

燙發

發燙

fa1'tang4

麻辣燙

氽燙

火燙

huo3'tang4

熨燙

yun4'tang4

熱燙

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