烳 (pǔ) - To burn & to scorch

烳Tone 3

pǔ ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

柠七

烳 · pǔ

To burn;

to scorch;

to roast;

to heat.

To burnto scorchto roast

Usage highlights

roast meatscorch the earthheat metalburn herbsfire roastinghot roasting

Synonyms

  • 烤— to roast, to bake
  • 烧— to burn, to cook
  • 炙— to broil, to roast

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The chef roasted the meat over the fire (烳肉).
  • The sun scorched the earth (烳地).
  • He heated the metal until it glowed (烳金属).

Collocations

  • roast meat(烳肉)
  • scorch the earth(烳地)
  • heat metal(烳金属)
  • burn herbs(烳药)
  • fire roasting(火烳)
  • hot roasting(热烳)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily an archaic or dialectal character related to cooking and metalworking processes involving heat.
  • Seen in some historical texts describing culinary or metallurgical techniques.
  • Not commonly used in modern standard Mandarin, appearing more in specialized or regional contexts.

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