炀
smelt metal; blazing fire
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to smelt; to melt (metal)
archaicLiterary and archaic usage. Originally referred to the process of melting metal with fire to cast objects. Often appears in compounds describing metallurgy or intense heat application.
Craftsmen used fire to smelt copper to make exquisite ritual vessels.
High temperatures can melt iron into liquid to cast plowshares.
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They smelted gold to make vessels, seeking their durability.
adjective
blazing; fierce (of fire)
literaryDescribes a fire burning intensely. Often used in literary descriptions of flames, sunlight, or scorching heat. Can be reduplicated as 炀炀 in classical texts to emphasize intensity.
The furnace fire was blazing fiercely, reddening the blacksmith's face.
The summer sun was scorching hot, and all vegetation withered.
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The flames blaze fiercely; one cannot approach near.