What 燂 means
It means applying heat from fire to something. The Han-era 說文解字, an early Chinese character dictionary, glosses 燂 as 火熱也, or “heated by fire.” A classical example, 燂湯, uses it for heating bath water; later dictionary examples also apply it to warming or roasting food.
How is 燂 used in Cantonese?
In Cantonese, it is a verb for singeing a surface. A 2023 Cantonese dictionary records singeing hair from pig’s feet before cooking and lighting incense. These examples use the fire sense for specific household actions.
Verdict: ask for language context first
A message with 燂 alone does not identify its language or intention. Older Chinese writing uses it for heating; Cantonese uses it as a practical verb. Ask whether the sender means Cantonese or is quoting an older text before choosing a translation.
Literary in an older Chinese text; a practical, regional verb in Cantonese.
Do not flatten the verb to “fire”; it names an action done with fire.
Who writes 燂
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What it means when someone sends it to you
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Don't confuse it with
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Combination ideas
3Worth knowing
- 燂 combines 火, the fire radical that points to meaning, with 覃, a component that hints at pronunciation.
Questions people ask
1Why does 燂 look different in different fonts?
It can be the same character drawn with a different regional glyph style. As of 2026, Unicode explains that Han characters can look different across Chinese, Japanese, and Korean font conventions.
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How to type or find 燂
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- qian · xun · taam4 · singe · roast · heat water · incense · pig feet
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
燂\71C2Codes and encoding1 code points
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