灼 (zhuó): to burn, to sear, to scorch, (bound form) bright, luminous
灼 (zhuó) is a Chinese character meaning “to burn.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 火 (semantic) and 勺 (phonetic). It ranks #2675 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 灼 fire. Its radical form 火 (fire) appears in many related characters such as 火 (huǒ, fire), 灯 (dēng, lamp, light), 烟 (yān, smoke).
Definitions
- to burn
- to sear
- to scorch
- (bound form) bright
- luminous
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灼伤 | zhuó shāng | a burn (tissue damage from heat, chemicals etc) |
| 灼热 | zhuó rè | burning hot |
| 烧灼 | shāo zhuó | to burn |
| 焦灼 | jiāo zhuó | (literary) deeply worried |
| 真知灼见 | zhēn zhī zhuó jiàn | penetrating insight |
| 烧灼感 | shāo zhuó gǎn | burning pain |
| 灼见 | zhuó jiàn | to see clearly |
| 烧灼伤 | shāo zhuó shāng | burn (injury) |
| 白灼 | bái zhuó | to blanch (thin slices of vegetables, fish etc) |
| 灼急 | zhuó jí | worried |
| 灼痛 | zhuó tòng | burn (i.e. wound) |
| 胃灼热 | wèi zhuó rè | heartburn |
| 烧灼疼 | shāo zhuó téng | burning pain |
| 闪灼 | shǎn zhuó | to glitter |
| 忧灼 | yōu zhuó | worrying |
灼 appears in 15 compound words: 33 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 33 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 灼 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
篝火晚会上，大家手拉手围着灼堆跳舞。
篝 huǒ wǎn huì shǎng , dà jiā shǒu lā shǒu wéi zhe zhuó duī tiào wǔ .
At the bonfire party, everyone danced hand in hand around the blazing fire.
(走进中国乡村)探访西藏嘎拉村:灼灼桃花撬动乡村振兴
( zǒu jìn zhōng guó xiāng cūn ) tàn fǎng xī zàng 嘎 lā cūn : zhuó zhuó táo huā qiào dòng xiāng cūn zhèn xīng
欧洲头条丨中东战火灼伤欧洲经济 油价上涨或只是开始-国际在线
ōu zhōu tóu tiáo 丨 zhōng dōng zhàn huǒ zhuó shāng ōu zhōu jīng jì yóu jià shàng zhǎng huò zhī shì kāi shǐ guó jì zài xiàn
...3月21日 一般发售 30MF 铠真传 灼热的凯 官方先行素组介绍
. . . 3 yuè 2 1 rì yī bān fā shòu 3 0 M F 铠 zhēn chuán zhuó rè de kǎi guān fāng xiān háng sù zǔ jiè shào
...March 21 General Release: 30MF Armor Chronicles: Blazing Kai – Official Preview of the Unpainted Kit
清洁剂“加料”同事茶水致严重灼伤 波兰女不满被纠错下毒手 判囚6年
qīng jié jì jiā liào tóng shì chá shuǐ zhì yán chóng zhuó shāng bō lán nǚ bù mǎn bèi jiū cuò xià dú shǒu pàn qiú 6 nián
Woman Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Poisoning a Colleague’s Tea After Being Reprimanded: Detergent Caused Severe Burns
嘉义市小吃店换瓦斯疑气爆 2人灼伤送医
jiā yì shì xiǎo chī diàn huàn wǎ sī yí qì bào 2 rén zhuó shāng sòng yī
Suspected Gas Explosion at Chiayi City Snack Shop During Gas Cylinder Replacement; 2 People Suffered Burns and Were Taken to the Hospital
用水冲洗灼伤的手指。
Yòng shuǐ chōngxǐ zhuóshāng de shǒuzhǐ.
Cool the burned finger in running water.
Character Family
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