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The Chinese word zheng - 蒸 - zhēng
(to steam in Chinese)

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

zhēng

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English translations

to steam, steaming"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū).,
to evaporate

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 蒸 ( zhēng ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :

Chinese characters ( zheng / zhēng ) with pronunciation (English translation: to steam )
The traditional Chinese characters of zhēng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
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蒸 is composed of 16 strokes and therefore is of high complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

evaporation  |  distillation
 
Chinese example words containing the character 蒸 ( zheng / zhēng )
蒸锅 ( zhēngguō = steamer )
Other characters that are pronounced zhēng in Chinese
争 (to compete for) , 征 (to travel)

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