炙 (zhì): to broil, to roast
炙 (zhì) is a Chinese character meaning “to broil.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 月 (phonetic) and 火 (semantic). It ranks #3222 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 炙 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 broil
- to roast
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 炙手可热 | zhì shǒu kě rè | lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom) |
| 脍炙人口 | kuài zhì rén kǒu | appealing to the masses |
| 亲炙 | qīn zhì | to be enlightened by direct contact with sb |
| 炙热 | zhì rè | extremely hot (weather) |
| 焦炙 | jiāo zhì | to scorch |
| 腩炙 | nǎn zhì | stewed brisket |
| 烤炙 | kǎo zhì | to scorch |
炙 appears in 7 compound words: 29 as the first character, 57 as the last, and 14 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
从炙烤茶饼到煮茶分饮,全套仪轨庄重肃穆。
cóng zhì kǎo chá bǐng dào zhǔ chá fēn yǐn , quán tào yí guǐ zhuāng chóng sù mù .
From roasting the tea cakes to brewing and serving the tea, the entire ritual is solemn and dignified.
刘昊 摄 蔡玉臻表示,八仙传说融合仙话意境与市井人情,是脍炙人口的山海传奇。
liú 昊 shè cài yù zhēn biǎo shì , bā xiān chuán shuō róng hé xiān huà yì jìng yǔ shì jǐng rén qíng , shì 脍 zhì rén kǒu de shān hǎi chuán qí .
Photo by Liu Hao. Cai Yuzhen noted that the legend of the Eight Immortals blends the ethereal atmosphere of immortal tales with the warmth of everyday life, making it a widely beloved legend of the mountains and seas.
高温炙烤下,景物在眼前发颤,晃晃悠悠似要融化一般。
gāo wēn zhì kǎo xià , jǐng wù zài yǎn qián fā chàn , huǎng huǎng yōu yōu sì yào róng huà yī bān .
Under the scorching heat, the scenery shimmered before my eyes, swaying as if it were about to melt.
除了高温炙人,此时还潮湿多雨,闷热不已,十分难熬。
chú le gāo wēn zhì rén , cǐ shí hái cháo shī duō yǔ , mēn rè bù yǐ , shí fēn nán áo .
In addition to the scorching heat, it’s also humid and rainy right now, making it stiflingly hot and unbearable.
当天巴黎烈日炎炎,仍在热浪炙烤中,最高气温为32摄氏度,体感温度更高。
dāng tiān bā lí liè rì yán yán , réng zài rè làng zhì kǎo zhōng , zuì gāo qì wēn wéi 3 2 shè shì dù , tǐ gǎn wēn dù gèng gāo .
It was a scorching day in Paris, still in the grip of a heat wave, with a high of 32 degrees Celsius and a heat index even higher.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 火 (fire) component
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