Learn the stroke order of the Chinese character "烫"

The character "烫" has 10 strokes. Its radical is "火". View the introduction of "烫"

Let's take a look at the stroke order of "烫."

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The basic meaning of the Chinese character "烫"

v.: scald; burn; heat up (in hot water); warm; perm; have one's hair permed; give/have a permanent wave

adj.: boiling hot; scalding

Form words with "烫"

烫牛奶 scald milk

Example phrases using "烫"

• 西红柿烫一下再去皮就容易多了。

  It is much easier to peel a tomato after it’s been scalded.

• 擦干碟子前先用开水把它们烫一下。

  Scald the plates before drying them.

• 熨斗很烫，不要触碰它。

  The iron is hot. Don’t touch it.

• 汤很烫，别把嘴烧伤了。

  The soup’s hot. Don’t burn your mouth.

• 我喝热茶时烫了舌头。

  I scalded my tongue on/with the hot tea.

• 碗太烫，我不敢碰。

  The bowl was so hot that I dared not touch it.

• 她被沸水烫了手。

  She scalded her hand with boiling water.

• 她像被烫着似的把手缩了回来。

  She retracted her hand as if she'd been burnt.

• 面包正在烫石上烘焙。

  The bread was baking on hot stones.

• 有烫印图案的T恤衫。

  T-shirts with iron-on transfers.

Explanation of Chinese character strokes

The types of Chinese character strokes refer to the classification of basic strokes that make up Chinese characters. According to traditional classification methods, the types of Chinese character strokes can be divided into eight major categories, namely: horizontal, vertical, left-falling, right-falling, dot, lifting, hook, and turning. Here is a brief explanation of each type of stroke:

Horizontal: A straight line segment from left to right, such as the character "一".

Vertical: A vertical line segment from top to bottom, such as the character "丨".

Left-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the left, such as the character "丿".

Right-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the right, such as the character "乀".

Dot: A small dot, such as the character "丶".

Lifting: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and bends to the right, such as the character "㇀".

Hook: A hook shape formed at the end of a stroke, such as the character "亅".

Turning: A shape where the stroke turns in the middle, such as the character "乛".

These types of strokes can be combined to form complex Chinese characters, each composed of different strokes. Understanding the types of Chinese character strokes is very important for writing and recognizing Chinese characters.