燙

See also: 烫

燙 U+71D9, 燙 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-71D9 ← 燘 [U+71D8] CJK Unified Ideographs 燚 → [U+71DA]

Translingual

Han character

燙 (Kangxi radical 86, 火+12, 16 strokes, cangjie input 水竹火 (EHF), four-corner 3680₉, composition ⿱湯火)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 684, character 1
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19435
• Dae Jaweon: page 1096, character 4
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2238, character 3
• Unihan data for U+71D9

Chinese

trad.		燙
simp.		烫

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (昜) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
湯	*l̥ʰaːŋ, *l̥ʰaːŋs, *hljaŋ
踼	*l̥ʰaːŋ, *l̥ʰaːŋʔ, *l'aːŋ, *l'aːŋs
蝪	*l̥ʰaːŋ
薚	*l̥ʰaːŋ
簜	*l̥ʰaːŋ, *l'aːŋʔ
盪	*l̥ʰaːŋ, *l̥ʰaːŋs, *l'aːŋʔ
偒	*l̥ʰaːŋʔ
蕩	*l̥ʰaːŋs, *l'aːŋʔ
燙	*l̥ʰaːŋs
啺	*l'aːŋ
碭	*l'aːŋ, *l'aːŋs
婸	*l'aːŋʔ
愓	*l'aːŋʔ
璗	*l'aːŋʔ
崵	*l'aːŋʔ, *laŋ
逿	*l'aːŋs
暢	*l̥ʰaŋs
畼	*l̥ʰaŋs
腸	*l'aŋ
場	*l'aŋ
傷	*hljaŋ, *hljaŋs
殤	*hljaŋ
觴	*hljaŋ
慯	*hljaŋ, *hljaŋs
禓	*hljaŋ, *laŋ
塲	*hljaŋ
陽	*laŋ
楊	*laŋ
揚	*laŋ
瘍	*laŋ
煬	*laŋ, *laŋs
鍚	*laŋ
暘	*laŋ
颺	*laŋ, *laŋs
昜	*laŋ
輰	*laŋ
敭	*laŋ
鰑	*laŋ
諹	*laŋ, *laŋs
瑒	*laŋ, *rlaːŋʔ
鸉	*laŋ
餳	*ljaːŋ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *l̥ʰaːŋs): phonetic 湯 (OC *l̥ʰaːŋ, *l̥ʰaːŋs, *hljaŋ) + semantic 火.

Etymology

From 湯 (OC *l̥ʰaːŋ, “hot water”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tàng (tang⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tong³
• Jin (Wiktionary): ton³
• Eastern Min (BUC): táung / táuk / tâung
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): thǹg / thòng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): teng³

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵thaon

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tàng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻang⁴
    • Yale: tàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tanq
    • Palladius: тан (tan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: tong³
    • Yale: tong
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tong³
    • Guangdong Romanization: tong³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːŋ³³/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: ton³
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /tʰɒ̃⁴⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: táung / táuk / tâung
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑuŋ²¹³/, /tʰɑuʔ²⁴/, /tʰɑuŋ²⁴²/

Note:

• táung, táuk - to put into boiling water, to scald;
• tâung - to heat up, to warm.

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thǹg
    • Tâi-lô: thǹg
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tngx
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Singapore): /tʰŋ̍²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tʰŋ̍¹¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰŋ̍⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thòng
    • Tâi-lô: thòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: toxng
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tʰɔŋ¹¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰɔŋ⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /tʰɔŋ²¹/
Note:
• thǹg - vernacular;
• thòng - literary.
• • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: teng³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thṳ̀ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɯŋ²¹³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵thaon
    • MiniDict: thaon^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²thaan
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tʰɑ̃³⁴/

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• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*l̥ʰaːŋs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	燙
Reading #	1/1
No.	14563
Phonetic component	昜
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	儻
Old Chinese	/*l̥ʰaːŋs/
Notes	湯晚起分化字

Definitions

燙

1. to burn; to scald; to injure (with high temperature)

   我的手被蒸汽燙傷。 [MSC, trad.]
   我的手被蒸汽烫伤。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ de shǒu bèi zhēngqì tàngshāng. [Pinyin]

   My hand was burned by steam.

2. to warm; to heat something up (using hot water or fire)
3. to perm (one's hair)
4. (cooking) to blanch
5. (Cantonese) to iron

   燙恤衫／烫恤衫 [Cantonese]  ―  tong³ seot¹ saam¹ [Jyutping]  ―  to iron a shirt

6. hot (because of high temperature)

   洗澡水太燙了。／洗澡水太烫了。  ―  Xǐzǎo shuǐ tài tàng le.  ―  The bathwater is too hot.

Synonyms

• (to iron):

Dialectal synonyms of 熨 (“to iron; to press”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		熨, 烙, 燙
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	熨, 烙
	Taiwan	燙
	Chengde	熨
	Chifeng	熨
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	燙
	Heihe	燙
	Qiqihar	熨
	Harbin	熨, 燙
	Jiamusi	熨, 烙
	Baicheng	熨
	Changchun	烙
	Tonghua	熨
	Shenyang	熨
	Jinzhou	熨
	Singapore	燙
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	熨
	Tangshan	熨
	Cangzhou	熨
	Baoding	熨
	Shijiazhuang	熨
	Lijin	熨
	Jinan	熨, 烙
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	熨
	Dandong	熨
	Yantai	燙
	Qingdao	熨
	Zhucheng	熨
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	熨
	Jining	熨
	Linfen	烙
	Shangqiu	熨
	Yuanyang	熨
	Zhengzhou	熨
	Xinyang	熨, 燙
	Baihe	熨
	Xi'an	熨, 燙
	Baoji	熨
	Tianshui	熨
	Xining	熨
	Xuzhou	熨
	Fuyang	熨
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	熨
	Lanzhou	熨
	Dunhuang	熨
	Hami	熨, 燙
	Ürümqi	熨
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	熨
	Nanchong	熨
	Dazhou	熨
	Hanyuan	熨
	Xichang	熨
	Zigong	熨
	Chongqing	燙
	Wuhan	燙, 熨
	Yichang	熨
	Xiangyang	熨
	Tianmen	熨
	Guiyang	燙
	Zunyi	燙
	Bijie	熨
	Liping	熨
	Zhaotong	燙
	Dali	熨
	Kunming	熨
	Mengzi	燙
	Guilin	熨
	Jishou	熨
	Changde	熨
	Hanzhong	熨, 燙
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	燙
	Yangzhou	燙, 熨
	Lianyungang	熨
	Lianshui	熨
	Nantong	燙
	Anqing	熨, 燙
	Wuhu	熨, 燙
	Hefei	燙, 熨
	Hong'an	熨, 燙
Cantonese	Guangzhou	燙
	Hong Kong	燙
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	燙
	Macau	燙
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	燙
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	燙
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	燙
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	燙
	Foshan	燙
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	燙
	Foshan (Shunde)	燙
	Foshan (Sanshui)	燙
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	燙
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	燙
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	燙
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	燙
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	燙
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	燙
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	燙
	Taishan	燙
	Kaiping (Chikan)	燙
	Enping (Niujiang)	燙
	Heshan (Yayao)	燙
	Dongguan	燙
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	燙
	Qingyuan	燙
	Fogang	燙
	Yingde (Hanguang)	燙
	Yangshan	燙
	Lianshan (Butian)	燙
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	燙
	Shaoguan	燙
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	燙
	Renhua	燙
	Lechang	燙
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	燙
	Sihui	燙
	Guangning	燙
	Deqing	燙
	Huaiji	燙
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	燙
	Yunfu	燙
	Xinxing	燙
	Luoding	燙
	Yunan (Pingtai)	燙
	Yangjiang	燙
	Xinyi	燙
	Lianjiang	燙
Gan	Nanchang	燙
Hakka	Meixian	燙
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	燙
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	燙
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	燙
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	燙
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	燙
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	熨
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	熨
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	熨
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	熨
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	熨
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	熨
	Singkawang	燙
Huizhou	Shexian	熨, 燙
Jin	Taiyuan	熨
	Yangyuan	熨
	Datong	烙
	Xinzhou	熨
	Lüliang (Lishi)	熨, 燙
	Changzhi	烙, 燙
	Linhe	烙
	Jining	烙
	Hohhot	烙
	Erenhot	燙
	Pingshan	熨
	Zhangjiakou	燙, 烙
	Handan	熨
	Linzhou	熨
	Suide	熨
Northern Min	Jian'ou	熨
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	熨
Southern Min	Xiamen	熨
	Quanzhou	熨
	Zhangzhou	熨
	Zhao'an	熨
	Taipei	熨
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	熨
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	熨
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	熨
	Kaohsiung	熨
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	熨
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	熨
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	熨
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	熨
	Yilan (Toucheng)	熨
	Tainan	熨
	Tainan (Anping)	熨
	Kinmen	熨
	Penghu (Magong)	熨
	Penghu (Xiyu)	熨
	Penang (Hokkien)	熨
	Singapore (Hokkien)	熨
	Manila (Hokkien)	熨
	Chaozhou	熨
	Singapore (Teochew)	熨
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	燙
Wu	Suzhou	燙
	Wenzhou	燙
Xiang	Changsha	燙, 熨
	Shuangfeng	熨, 燙

• (hot):

Dialectal synonyms of 燙 (“boiling hot”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		燙
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	燙
	Taiwan	燙
	Singapore	燒
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	燙
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	燙, 燒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	燙
	Wuhan	炟
	Guilin	燙
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	燙
	Hefei	燙
Cantonese	Guangzhou	焫, 滾
	Hong Kong	焫, 滾
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	焫
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	淥
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	淥
	Taishan	焫
	Dongguan	焫
	Yangjiang	燙
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	淥
	Singapore (Guangfu)	滾
Gan	Nanchang	燒, 滾
	Pingxiang	滾
Hakka	Meixian	滾, 淥, 焫
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	燒
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	燒
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	燒
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	燒
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	燒
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	燒
	Hong Kong	燒
	Senai (Huiyang)	燒, 淥
Jin	Taiyuan	燙, 燙人, 燒, 燒人
Northern Min	Jian'ou	燙
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	灴
Southern Min	Xiamen	燙
	Kaohsiung	燒
	Yilan	燒
	Changhua (Lukang)	燒
	Taichung	燒
	Taichung (Wuqi)	燒
	Tainan	燒
	Taitung	燒
	Hsinchu	燒
	Penghu (Magong)	燒
	Singapore (Hokkien)	燒
	Manila (Hokkien)	燒
	Chaozhou	燙
	Bangkok (Teochew)	燙
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	燒
Wu	Suzhou	燙
	Ningbo	燙
	Wenzhou	燙
Xiang	Changsha	燒𤐰, 𤐰
	Shuangfeng	辣

Compounds

• 光燙 / 光烫
• 冷燙 / 冷烫
• 洗燙 / 洗烫
• 滾燙 / 滚烫 (gǔntàng)
• 火燙 / 火烫
• 燙傷 / 烫伤 (tàngshāng)
• 燙手 / 烫手 (tàngshǒu)
• 燙手山芋 / 烫手山芋 (tàngshǒu shānyù)
• 燙花 / 烫花 (tànghuā)
• 燙蠟 / 烫蜡
• 燙衫 / 烫衫
• 燙酒 / 烫酒
• 燙金 / 烫金 (tàngjīn)
• 燙馬 / 烫马
• 燙髮 / 烫发 (tàngfà)
• 燙麵 / 烫面
• 發燙 / 发烫
• 電燙 / 电烫
• 麻辣燙 / 麻辣烫 (málàtàng)

Descendants

• → Zhuang: dangq (“to iron”)

References

• “燙”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

燙

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): とう (tō)、どう (dō)
• Kun: あたためる (atatameru)

Korean

Hanja

燙 • (tang) (hangeul 탕, revised tang, McCune–Reischauer t'ang, Yale thang)

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Vietnamese

Han character

燙: Hán Nôm readings: nãng, năng, nắng, thãng, thạng, nẵng, tãng, tẵng, tặng, thẵng, thẫng, thậng

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