焙 (bèi): to dry over a fire
焙 (bèi) is a Chinese character meaning “to dry over a fire.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 火 (semantic) and 咅 (phonetic). It ranks #3073 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 焙 fire. Its radical form 火 (fire) appears in many related characters such as 火 (huǒ, fire), 烟 (yān, smoke), 烧 (shāo, to burn, to cook).
Definitions
- to dry over a fire
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 烘焙verb | hōng bèi | to cure by drying over a fire (tea, meat etc) |
| 中焙 | zhōng bèi | medium roast (coffee) |
| 焙果 | bèi guǒ | variant of 貝果|贝果 |
| 焙干 | bèi gān | to dry over a fire |
| 焙火 | bèi huǒ | to roast (in tea leaf processing) |
| 深焙 | shēn bèi | dark roast (coffee) |
| 烘焙师 | hōng bèi shī | baker |
| 焙烧verb | bèi shāo | to roast |
| 焙粉noun | bèi fěn | baking powder |
| 烘焙店 | hōng bèi diàn | bakery |
| 烘焙鸡 | hōng bèi jī | homepage (loanword) (humorous) |
| 浅焙 | qiǎn bèi | light roast (coffee) |
| 焙烤verb | bèi kǎo | to bake |
| 炭焙 | tàn bèi | charcoal-roasted |
| 焙煎 | bèi jiān | to dry and roast over a low fire (tea, chestnuts, seaweed etc) |
焙 appears in 15 compound words: 47 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 焙 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
冬天里,一家人围坐在炉焙旁取暖聊天。
dōng tiān lǐ , yī jiā rén wéi zuò zài lú bèi páng qǔ nuǎn liáo tiān .
In winter, the family gathers around the stove to keep warm and chat.
本作是一款融合烘焙与混战元素的经营冒险游戏!
běn zuò shì yī kuǎn róng gě hōng bèi yǔ hùn zhàn yuán sù de jīng yíng mào xiǎn yóu xì !
This game is a management-adventure title that combines baking with chaotic battles!
我拿一份烘焙店库存数据进行了测试。
wǒ ná yī fèn hōng bèi diàn kù cún shǔ jù jìn háng le cè shì .
I ran a test using inventory data from a bakery.
这两种茶就看商家选择的茶叶及焙炒方案。
zhè liǎng zhǒng chá jiù kàn shāng jiā xuǎn zé de chá xié jí bèi chǎo fāng àn .
The quality of these two teas depends on the tea leaves selected by the vendor and the roasting method used.
窑滚、AMAM伦敦烘焙小镇、黄油与面包等连锁或网红品牌,把这些品类带到了南京。
yáo gǔn , A M A M lún dūn hōng bèi xiǎo zhèn , huáng yóu yǔ miàn bāo děng lián suǒ huò wǎng hóng pǐn pái , bǎ zhè xiē pǐn lèi dài dào le nán jīng .
Chains and social media-famous brands such as Yaogun, AMAM London Baking Town, and Butter & Bread have brought these product categories to Nanjing.
但专家提醒,榴莲高脂、高糖、高热量,再经烘焙并搭配芝士,热量会进一步飙升。
dàn zhuān jiā tí xǐng , 榴 lián gāo zhī , gāo táng , gāo rè liàng , zài jīng hōng bèi bìng dā pèi zhī shì , rè liàng huì jìn yī bù biāo shēng .
However, experts caution that durian is high in fat, sugar, and calories, and when baked and paired with cheese, the calorie count rises even further.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 火 (fire) component
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