烘

hōng

h+ōng·1st tone

to bake · to heat by fire

Radical: 火 Strokes: 10

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

火灵烟灰灯炎烦灭烂烧炮灾

Same radical

火灵烟灰灯炎烦灭烂烧炮灾炉烛灶

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Character Decomposition

烘=火+共

Etymology

fire

Meanings

to bake

to heat by fire

to set off by contrast

hōng

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Words with 烘 58 total

to set off · to highlight by contrast烘衬hōng chèn to roast · to bake烘烤hōng kǎo bamboo drying frame烘笼hōng lóng oven烘炉hōng lú background (of a painting) · backdrop · a foil (to set off something to advantage) · to offset (something to advantage)烘托hōng tuō oven烘箱hōng xiāng shallow · uneducated冬烘dōng hōng to dry over a stove烘干hōng gān

Idioms with 烘 6 total Chain

lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil · a contrasting character to a main hero烘云托月hōng yún tuō yuè

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