tàng

to scald

to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot

hot water (汤) + fire (火) = scalding heat

火 drives the meaning: dangerous heat that singes, scalds, or transforms through intense warmth. 汤 (hot water, soup) mainly lends the tàng sound, though it quietly reinforces the theme of hot liquid.

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Hot waterPhonetic
FireSemantic

这杯茶很,小心别烫到嘴。

zhè bēi chá hěn tàng,xiǎo xīn bié tàng dào zuǐ。

This cup of tea is very hot, be careful not to burn your mouth.

她把衣服平后,挂进了衣柜。

tā bǎ yīfu tàng píng hòu,guà jìn le yīguì。

After she ironed the clothes flat, she hung them in the wardrobe.

Words with 烫

麻辣烫

má là tàng

hot spicy soup (often sold at street stalls)

死猪不怕开水烫

sǐ zhū bù pà kāi shuǐ tàng

lit. a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (saying)

氽烫

tǔn tàng

to blanch (cooking)

滚烫

gǔn tàng

boiling hot

火烫

huǒ tàng

burning hot

熨烫

yùn tàng

to iron (clothes)

热烫

rè tàng

to burn

烫伤

tàng shāng

to scald

烫平

tàng píng

to press (clothes)

烫手山芋

tàng shǒu shān yù

hot potato

烫斗

tàng dǒu

clothes iron

烫衣

tàng yī

to iron (clothes)

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