Wiktionary

蒸

蒸 U+84B8, 蒸
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-84B8
← 蒷
[U+84B7] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 蒹 →
[U+84B9]

Translingual

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Han character

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蒸 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 廿弓水火 (TNEF), four-corner 44331, composition ⿱艹烝)

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1050, character 7
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31618
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1511, character 14
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3273, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+84B8

Chinese

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trad. 蒸
simp. # 蒸
2nd round simp. 炡
alternative forms 烝
 
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Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character 蒸
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
   
Characters in the same phonetic series (丞) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
蒸 *kljɯŋ
烝 *kljɯŋ, *kljɯŋs
篜 *klɯŋ
脀 *kljɯŋ
拯 *kljɯŋʔ
氶 *kljɯŋʔ
承 *ɡljɯŋ
丞 *ɡljɯŋ, *ɡljɯŋs
巹 *klɯnʔ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kljɯŋ): semantic 艸 (“grass”) + phonetic 烝 (OC *kljɯŋ, *kljɯŋs).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character 蒸
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 章 (23)
Final (韻) 蒸 (133)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 煑仍切
Baxter tsying
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/t͡ɕɨŋ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/t͡ɕɨŋ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/t͡ɕieŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ciŋ/
Li
Rong 		/t͡ɕiəŋ/
Wang
Li 		/t͡ɕĭəŋ/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/t͡ɕi̯əŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		zhēng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		zing1
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 蒸
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		zhēng
Middle
Chinese 		‹ tsying ›
Old
Chinese 		/*təŋ/
English twigs as firewood

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 蒸
Reading # 1/1
No. 1406
Phonetic
component 		丞
Rime
group 		蒸
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		蒸
Old
Chinese 		/*kljɯŋ/

Definitions

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蒸

  1. (literally) to evaporate (transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state)
  2. (cooking) to steam
    蒸餃／蒸饺  ―  zhēngjiǎo  ―  steamed dumplings
  3. (historical) torch made of hemp stalks or bamboo and wood
    蒸燭／蒸烛  ―  zhēngzhú  ―  ancient torch made of hemp stalks or bamboo
  4. (literary) small pieces of firewood
  5. Used in 蒸蒸.
  6. Alternative form of 烝 (zhēng)

Synonyms

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Dialectal synonyms of 蒸 (“to steam”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 蒸
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 蒸
Taiwan 蒸
Harbin 蒸
Singapore 蒸
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 蒸
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 蒸
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 蒸
Wanrong 蒸
Xi'an 蒸
Xuzhou 蒸
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 蒸
Lanzhou 蒸
Ürümqi 蒸
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 蒸
Wuhan 蒸
Guiyang 蒸
Guilin 蒸
Liuzhou 蒸
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 蒸
Yangzhou 蒸
Cantonese Guangzhou 蒸
Hong Kong 蒸
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) 蒸
Macau 蒸
Guangzhou (Panyu) 蒸
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 蒸
Guangzhou (Conghua) 蒸
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 炊, 蒸
Foshan 蒸
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 蒸
Foshan (Shunde) 蒸
Foshan (Sanshui) 蒸
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 蒸
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 蒸
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) 蒸
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) 蒸
Zhuhai (Doumen) 炊
Jiangmen (Baisha) 蒸
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 蒸
Taishan 炊
Kaiping (Chikan) 炊
Enping (Niujiang) 炊
Heshan (Yayao) 蒸
Dongguan 炊, 蒸
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 炊
Qingyuan 蒸
Fogang 蒸
Yingde (Hanguang) 蒸
Yangshan 蒸
Lianshan (Butian) 蒸
Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) 蒸
Shaoguan 蒸
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 蒸
Renhua 蒸
Lechang 蒸
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) 蒸
Sihui 蒸
Guangning 蒸
Deqing 炊
Huaiji 蒸
Fengkai (Nanfeng) 蒸
Yunfu 炊
Xinxing 炊
Luoding 蒸
Yunan (Pingtai) 煮
Xinyi 蒸
Lianjiang 蒸
Nanning 蒸
Wuzhou 蒸, 炊
Yulin 蒸
Hepu (Lianzhou) 蒸
Singapore (Guangfu) 蒸
Gan Lichuan 蒸
Pingxiang 蒸
Hakka Meixian 蒸
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) 蒸
Dongguan (Qingxi) 蒸
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 蒸
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 蒸
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) 蒸
Yudu 蒸
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 蒸
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 蒸
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 炊
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 炊
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 炊
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 炊
Luchuan (Daqiao) 蒸
Jin Taiyuan 蒸
Xinzhou 蒸
Northern Min Jian'ou 炊
Songxi 炊
Jianyang 炊
Eastern Min Fuzhou 炊
Fuqing 炊
Gutian 炊
Ningde 炊
Zhouning 炊
Fuding 炊
Matsu 炊
Southern Min Xiamen 炊
Quanzhou 炊
Yongchun 炊
Zhangzhou 炊
Taipei 炊
New Taipei (Sanxia) 炊
Kaohsiung 炊
Yilan 炊
Changhua (Lukang) 炊
Taichung 炊
Tainan 炊
Hsinchu 炊
Kinmen 炊
Penghu (Magong) 炊
Penang (Hokkien) 炊
Singapore (Hokkien) 炊
Longyan 炊
Zhangping (Yongfu) 炊
Datian 炊
Pingnan (Shangdu) 蒸
Chaozhou 炊
Shantou 炊
Shantou (Chaoyang) 炊
Singapore (Teochew) 炊
Leizhou 炊
Wenchang 蒸
Puxian Min Putian 炊
Xianyou 炊
Central Min Yong'an 炊
Sanming (Shaxian) 炊
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 蒸
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 蒸
Northern Pinghua Guilin (Dahe) 蒸
Wu Shanghai 蒸
Shanghai (Chongming) 蒸
Danyang 蒸
Ningbo 熯, 蒸, 炊 rare
Wenzhou 蒸, 炊
Jinhua 蒸, 熯, 炊
Xiang Changsha 蒸
Quanzhou 蒸

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Compounds

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References

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  • “蒸”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
  • 李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “蒸”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 262.

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Kanji

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蒸

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)

  1. steam; vapor
  2. steamy; sultry
  3. numerous; various, varied

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Hanja

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蒸 (eumhun 찔 증 (jjil jeung))

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Compounds

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Han character

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蒸: Hán Nôm readings: chưng, chừng

  1. (cooking) steam
  2. (liquids) to evaporate

Compounds

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