烊 meaning and stroke order
To smelt; to close for the night
How to write 烊, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 烊
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- molten
- smelt
How 烊 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Fire.
火 gives the meaning and 羊 hints at the sound.
Radical: 火 (fire), shared by 128 characters on this site.
How to remember 烊
Put fire 火 next to a sheep 羊 (yáng) and you get 烊 (yáng), something melting in the heat. The fire side gives the meaning, and 羊 gives the sound.
Today 烊 almost only appears in the word 打烊 (dǎyàng), meaning a shop closing for the night. The old sense of melting or smelting metal is rare in modern speech. Example: 这家店晚上十点打烊。(Zhè jiā diàn wǎnshang shí diǎn dǎyàng.) This shop closes at ten at night.
Common mistake: Learners often write 洋 (yáng, ocean) with the water radical instead of the fire radical 火. In 打烊 the dictionary notes the reading dǎyàng with a fourth tone, so do not assume it is always read yáng.
Common words with 烊
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 打烊 | dǎyàng | to close shop in the evening; also pr. [da3 yang2] |
烊 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 烊
How many strokes are in 烊?
烊 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 烊 mean?
烊 (yáng) means to smelt; to close for the night. A common word with it is 打烊 (dǎyàng), meaning "to close shop in the evening; also pr. [da3 yang2]".
How do you pronounce 烊?
烊 is pronounced yáng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 烊?
The radical of 烊 is 火, which carries the idea of "fire". Dictionaries list 烊 under this radical.
Is 打烊 used for closing a business permanently?
No. 打烊 means closing at the end of the day. For a business shutting down for good, people say 倒闭 (dǎobì) or 关门 (guānmén).
Why does 打烊 mean closing a shop when 烊 means to melt?
The dictionary data gives both senses but does not explain the link. It is best to learn 打烊 as a fixed word for closing time and remember 烊 alone as melting or smelting.