tàng烫（燙）
烫（燙）
HSK 7-9
common
verb
adjective
Meaning of 烫
烫 means scald; burn with hot object; heat; iron; warm with hot object. Pronounced tàng. HSK 7-9.
- scald; burn with hot object
- heat; iron; warm with hot object
- hot; very warm
Character Info
Radical火
Strokes10
Components
火
汤
Stroke Order
烫
Definitions & Examples
Xiǎo小
xīn心
bié别
ràng让
kāi开
shuǐ水
tàng烫
zhe着
le了
。
Be careful not to get scalded by boiling water.
Wǒ我
gāng刚
cái才
ná拿
rè热
bāo包
zi子
tàng烫
le了
shǒu手
zhǐ指
。
I burned my finger picking up a hot steamed bun.
Xiǎo小
péng朋
yǒu友
bù不
yào要
wán玩
dǎ打
huǒ火
jī机
，
róng容
yì易
tàng烫
dào到
zì自
jǐ己
。
Kids shouldn't play with lighters, you could easily burn yourself.
Rè热
yóu油
jiàn溅
dào到
gē胳
bo膊
shàng上
tàng烫
chū出
le了
shuǐ水
pào泡
。
Hot oil splashed on my arm and left a blister burn.
Bié别
yòng用
shǒu手
mō摸
gāng刚
chū出
guō锅
de的
tiě铁
guō锅
，
huì会
tàng烫
huài坏
pí皮
fū肤
de的
。
Don't touch the just-unsteeled iron pan, it will burn your skin.
Relations
Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
次/ cì
Common Words
烫伤 / 燙傷tàngshāng
scald; burn from hot liquids
烫发 / 燙髮tàngfà
to perm hair; give a permanent wave
滚烫 / 滾燙gǔntàng
scalding hot; piping hot
熨斗yùndǒu
clothes iron; flatiron
烫金 / 燙金tàngjīn
hot stamping; gold foil stamping
电烫 / 電燙diàntàng
to perm (hair) electrically; to give a permanent wave
冷烫 / 冷燙lěngtàng
cold perm; chemical wave