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).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to weld
  2. to solder

Etymology & Origin

焊

pictophoneticfire

Decomposition: ⿰火旱 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
焊接verbhàn jiēto weld
焊工nounhàn gōngwelder
焊枪nounhàn qiāngwelding torch
电焊verbdiàn 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verbqì hàngas welding
助焊剂zhù hàn jìflux (metallurgy)
焊料nounhàn 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
19
Total compounds
42
As first character
42
As last character
16
As middle character

焊 appears in 19 compound words: 42 as the first character, 42 as the last, and 16 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
0.5255,750 co-occurrences
钢gāng
0.512614 co-occurrences
弧hú
0.510270 co-occurrences
缝féng
0.498192 co-occurrences
膏gāo
0.42672 co-occurrences
板bǎn
0.421548 co-occurrences
铝lǚ
0.41656 co-occurrences
铸zhù
0.414106 co-occurrences
锻duàn
0.40428 co-occurrences
剂jì
0.398148 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.

少数派Aug 2026

原厂面板插着的时候,上拉电阻焊在面板上。

yuán hǎn miàn bǎn chā zhe de shí hòu , shàng lā diàn zǔ hàn zài miàn bǎn shàng .

When the original panel is plugged in, the pull-up resistor is soldered to the panel.

爱范儿Aug 2026

比如在智界超级工厂焊装车间,多台机器人可以同步协同作业,同时支持多车型柔性混线生产。

bǐ rú zài zhì jiè chāo jí gōng hǎn hàn zhuāng chē jiān , duō tái jī qì rén kě yǐ tóng bù xié tóng zuò yè , tóng shí zhī chí duō chē xíng róu xìng hùn xiàn shēng chǎn .

For example, in the welding shop at the Zhijie Super Factory, multiple robots can work in sync and in coordination, supporting flexible mixed-line production of multiple vehicle models simultaneously.

爱范儿Jul 2026

这套改造不需要焊电路,也不用 3D 打印外壳。

zhè tào gǎi zào bù xū yāo hàn diàn lù , yě bù yòng 3 D dǎ yìn wài qiào .

This modification doesn't require soldering circuits or 3D-printing a case.

少数派Jun 2026

第二,自购桌面贴片机和回流焊。

dì èr , zì gòu zhuō miàn tiē piàn jī hé huí liú hàn .

Second, we purchased our own desktop SMT placement machine and reflow oven.

爱范儿Jun 2026

设备靠人工焊接,测试靠师傅带徒弟,每台设备出厂前都要工程师手工调试。

shè bèi kào rén gōng hàn jiē , cè shì kào shī fù dài tú dì , měi tái shè bèi chū hǎn qián dōu yāo gōng chéng shī shǒu gōng diào shì .

The equipment is welded by hand, testing is taught through a master-apprentice system, and each piece of equipment must be manually debugged by an engineer before it leaves the factory.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 火 (fire) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced 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 19 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)), 汉 (Han ethnic group), 含 (to keep in the mouth), 喊 (to yell), 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.