烘

hōng

h+ōng·1st tone

to bake · to heat by fire

Radical: 火 Strokes: 10

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

火灵烟灰灯炎烦灭烂烧炮灾

Same radical

火灵烟灰灯炎烦灭烂烧炮灾炉烛灶

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Character Decomposition

烘=火+共

Etymology

fire

Meanings

to bake

to heat by fire

to set off by contrast

hōng

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Words with 烘 58 total

to set off · to highlight by contrast烘衬hōng chèn to roast · to bake烘烤hōng kǎo bamboo drying frame烘笼hōng lóng oven烘炉hōng lú background (of a painting) · backdrop · a foil (to set off something to advantage) · to offset (something to advantage)烘托hōng tuō oven烘箱hōng xiāng shallow · uneducated冬烘dōng hōng to dry over a stove烘干hōng gān relief shading (in a picture) · fig. to throw into relief烘染hōng rǎn to cure by drying over a fire (tea, meat etc) · to bake烘焙hōng bèi to bake烘制hōng zhì baked beans烘豆hōng dòu nice and warm · cozy · heartwarming暖烘烘nuǎn hōng hōng clothes dryer烘干机hōng gān jī hand dryer烘手器hōng shǒu qì hand dryer烘手机hōng shǒu jī baker烘焙师hōng bèi shī bakery烘焙店hōng bèi diàn homepage (loanword) (humorous)烘焙鸡hōng bèi jī dish dryer烘碗机hōng wǎn jī bamboo drying frame烘笼儿hōng lóng r stinking臭烘烘chòu hōng hōng lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil · a contrasting character to a main hero烘云托月hōng yún tuō yuè

Idioms with 烘 6 total Chain

lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil · a contrasting character to a main hero烘云托月hōng yún tuō yuè

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