焊 (hàn): to weld, to solder

焊 (hàn) is a Chinese character meaning “to weld.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 火 (semantic) and 旱 (phonetic). It ranks #2983 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 焊 fire. Its radical form 火 (fire) appears in many related characters such as 火 (huǒ, fire), 灯 (dēng, lamp, light), 烟 (yān, smoke).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 火 fire11 strokesFrequency #2983火 semantic旱 phonetic

Definitions

  1. to weld
  2. to solder

Etymology & Origin

焊

pictophoneticfire

Decomposition: ⿰火旱 (layout: left-right)

Components:火semantic旱phonetic

Stroke Order

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11

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
焊接hàn jiēto weld
焊工hàn gōngwelder
焊枪hàn qiāngwelding torch
电焊diàn hànelectric welding
焊锡hàn xīsolder
防焊油墨fáng hàn yóu mòsolder mask (applied to a circuit board)
点焊diǎn hànspot welding
焊点hàn diǎnwelding point
气焊qì hàngas welding
助焊剂zhù hàn jìflux (metallurgy)
焊料hàn liàosolder
焊丝hàn sīwelding wire
焊盘hàn pán(electronics) pad
电弧焊diàn hú hànelectric arc welding
软焊ruǎn hànto solder
18
Total compounds
44
As first character
39
As last character
17
As middle character

焊 appears in 18 compound words: 44 as the first character, 39 as the last, and 17 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 焊 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

接jiē
0.53317,250 co-occurrences
钢gāng
0.5201,842 co-occurrences
弧hú
0.518810 co-occurrences
缝féng
0.505576 co-occurrences
膏gāo
0.432216 co-occurrences
板bǎn
0.4271,644 co-occurrences
铝lǚ
0.422168 co-occurrences
铸zhù
0.420318 co-occurrences
锻duàn
0.41084 co-occurrences
剂jì
0.404444 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

蜡烛的焊苗在微风中轻轻摇曳。

là zhú de hàn miáo zài wēi fēng zhōng qīng qīng yáo 曳 .

The candle's wick swayed gently in the breeze.

Character Family

火 Radical Family — Characters sharing the fire radical

煲bāo焙bèi灿càn炒chǎo炊chuī灯dēng炖dùn烦fán耿gěng烘hōng

Related Characters

火huǒ灯dēng烟yān烦fán炼liàn烧shāo燃rán灰huī灾zāi烂làn

Homophones — Characters pronounced hàn

捍hàn厂hǎn酣hān含hán函hán涵hán寒hán喊hǎn汉hàn汗hàn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 焊 (hàn) mean in Chinese?
焊 (hàn) primarily means "to weld." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2983 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 焊 have?
焊 is written with 11 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 焊?
The radical associated with 焊 is 火 (fire). This radical appears in many characters related to fire.
What are the components of 焊?
焊 is composed of: 火 (semantic), 旱 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰火旱 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 焊?
Common words with 焊 include: 焊接 (hàn jiē, "to weld"); 焊工 (hàn gōng, "welder"); 焊枪 (hàn qiāng, "welding torch"); 电焊 (diàn hàn, "electric welding"); 焊锡 (hàn xī, "solder"). There are over 18 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 焊 (hàn)?
Several characters share the pronunciation hàn: 捍 (to ward off (a blow)), 厂 ("cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc), 酣 (intoxicated), 含 (to keep in the mouth), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 焊 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 焊 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.