zhēng to steam; to evaporate

Made up of [ huǒ fire (as radical) radical 86, cǎo grass; herb radical 140]
Made with 13 strokes.
Combines fire with the phonetic for 'zheng' meaning rise above it

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Also uses huǒ component: chǎo (to sauté) diǎn (spot) ; hēi (black) ; zhào (according to) ; zhǔ (to cook)
Also uses cǎo component: cài (vegetable) cǎo (grass) ; chá (tea) ; dǒng (to understand) ; huā (flower) ; jié (joint) ; (bitter) ; lán (blue) ; láo (to toil) ; mǎn (to fill) ; māo (cat) ; měng (Mongol) ; (do not) ; píng (apple) ; (grape) ; qián (front) ; ruò (to seem) ; (revive) ; táo (grapes) ; yào (medicine) ; (skill) ; yīng (flower) ; zàng (treasury)

Sounds same

zhēng (journey)

Different tone

zhèng (correct)

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Pronunciation

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