焅 (kù) - To dry by heat & to roast

焅Tone 4

kù ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

俊梁

焅 · kù

To dry by heat;

to roast;

to bake;

to make something dry through heating.

To dry by heatto roastto bake

Usage highlights

roast teadry grainsbake potteryheat treatmentdry by firesun drying

Synonyms

  • 烤— to roast, to bake
  • 烘— to dry by heat, to warm
  • 焙— to dry over slow fire, to cure

Antonyms

  • 湿— wet, moist
  • 润— moist, lubricate

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The farmer dried the grains in the sun (用日头焅谷).
  • This method is used to roast tea leaves (焅茶).
  • They baked the pottery in a kiln (在窑里焅陶器).

Collocations

  • roast tea(焅茶)
  • dry grains(焅谷)
  • bake pottery(焅陶)
  • heat treatment(焅制)
  • dry by fire(火焅)
  • sun drying(日焅)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in technical or dialectal contexts related to food processing and ceramics.
  • Reflects traditional methods of food preservation and material processing through heating.
  • Less common in modern standard Mandarin, more prevalent in certain regional dialects.

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