Meaning of 烫
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
tàng
- to scald
- to burn (by scalding)
- to blanch (cooking)
- to heat (sth) up in hot water
- to perm
- to iron
- scalding hot
烫 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
她的左手被烫到了。
She burned her left hand.
她烫了他的衬衫。
She ironed his shirts.
噢，咖啡太烫了。
Ow, the coffee is very hot!
咖啡很烫。
The coffee is very hot.
汤太烫了。
The soup is too hot.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
烫 tàng · to scald · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 烫.
| 烫伤 | tàngshāng | to scald |
| 滚烫 | gǔntàng | boiling hot |
Questions about 烫
What does 烫 mean?
烫 (tàng) means "to scald; to burn (by scalding)" and is used as a verb and adjective.
How do you write 烫?
烫 is made of 1 character: 烫 (10 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 烫 an HSK word?
Yes. 烫 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 烫 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 烫 is written 燙.