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).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to dry over a fire

Etymology & Origin

焙

pictophoneticfire

Decomposition: ⿰火咅 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
烘焙verbhōng bèito cure by drying over a fire (tea, meat etc)
中焙zhōng bèimedium roast (coffee)
焙果bèi guǒvariant of 貝果|贝果
焙干bèi gānto dry over a fire
焙火bèi huǒto roast (in tea leaf processing)
深焙shēn bèidark roast (coffee)
烘焙师hōng bèi shībaker
焙烧verbbèi shāoto roast
焙粉nounbèi fěnbaking powder
烘焙店hōng bèi diànbakery
烘焙鸡hōng bèi jīhomepage (loanword) (humorous)
浅焙qiǎn bèilight roast (coffee)
焙烤verbbèi kǎoto bake
炭焙tàn bèicharcoal-roasted
焙煎bèi jiānto dry and roast over a low fire (tea, chestnuts, seaweed etc)
15
Total compounds
47
As first character
33
As last character
20
As middle character

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.

烘hōng
0.8692,926 co-occurrences
烤kǎo
0.47292 co-occurrences
坊fāng
0.462240 co-occurrences
啡fēi
0.456136 co-occurrences
烧shāo
0.451128 co-occurrences
咖kā
0.444128 co-occurrences
糕gāo
0.42466 co-occurrences
酵jiào
0.41134 co-occurrences
煎jiān
0.41124 co-occurrences
揉róu
0.40112 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

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.

少数派Aug 2026

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!

爱范儿Aug 2026

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.

少数派Aug 2026

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.

中国新闻网·生活Jun 2026

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.

中国新闻网·生活May 2026

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 焙 (bèi) mean in Chinese?
焙 (bèi) primarily means "to dry over a fire." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3073 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 焙 and 湿?
焙 (bèi) and 湿 (shī) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 焙 (dry) vs 湿 (wet).
How many strokes does 焙 have?
焙 is written with 12 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 焙?
The radical associated with 焙 is 火 (fire). This radical appears in many characters related to fire.
What are the components of 焙?
焙 is composed of: 火 (semantic), 咅 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰火咅 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 焙?
Common words with 焙 include: 烘焙 (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)"). There are over 15 compound words containing this character.
Is 焙 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 焙 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.