焖 (mèn): to cook in a covered vessel, to casserole

焖 (mèn) is a Chinese character meaning “to cook in a covered vessel.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 火 (fire). It ranks #4028 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 火 fire11 strokesFrequency #4028

Definitions

  1. to cook in a covered vessel
  2. to casserole

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
焖烧锅mèn shāo guōto casserole
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Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

焖 appears in 1 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

消防员迅速赶到，扑灭了熊熊大焖。

xiāo fáng yuán xùn sù gǎn dào , pū miè le xióng xióng dà mèn .

Firefighters arrived quickly and put out the raging fire.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 焖 (mèn) mean in Chinese?
焖 (mèn) primarily means "to cook in a covered vessel." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #4028 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 焖 have?
焖 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 焖?
The radical associated with 焖 is 火 (fire). This radical appears in many characters related to fire.
What are common words containing 焖?
Common words with 焖 include: 焖烧锅 (mèn shāo guō, "to casserole"). There are over 1 compound words containing this character.
Is 焖 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 焖 and the traditional form is 燜.

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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.