蒸

Pinyin: zhēng | Core Meaning: to steam (food or objects) with water vapor; to cook with steam.

基本信息 (Basic Information)

含义与用法 (Meanings & Usage)

中文核心释义 (Core Chinese Meaning): 以水的气体加热使食品成熟或物体变化；用水蒸气加热。

英文核心释义 (Core English Meaning): to steam (food or objects) with water vapor; to cook with steam.

“蒸”常用于描述用蒸汽加热或烹饪食物，如“蒸包子”、“蒸鱼”。有时也用于比喻气体上升，如“热气蒸腾”。现代汉语中主要作为动词使用。 '蒸' is commonly used to describe cooking food with steam, e.g., '蒸包子' (steam buns), '蒸鱼' (steam fish). Sometimes, it is used metaphorically for vapor rising, such as '热气蒸腾' (heat vapor rising). Primarily used as a verb in modern Chinese.

象形意义 / 为何这么写 (Pictographic Meaning / Writing Rationale)

“蒸”是形声字。‘艹’表示与植物、食物等有关，下方‘烝’本义为加热时水汽上升的样子。整个字形象征蒸汽加热食物、物体，使其变熟。'蒸' is a phono-semantic compound. The '艹' radical suggests a relation to plants or food, while the lower part '烝' originally depicts steam rising from heating. The structure as a whole conveys the idea of using steam to cook or heat.

文言文释义 (Classical Chinese Meaning)

与现代意义相近，指加热、蒸汽上升。也可指众多、积聚。Similar to modern meaning: heating or steam rising. In some classical texts, it can also mean 'to gather' or 'to accumulate'.

深入学习 (In-depth Study)

字源故事 (Origin Story)

“蒸”最早表现为以“艹”表植物，与“烝”有关，表示水汽上升、加热的意思。早期形声字，‘艹’（草）指与植物或烹饪有关的事物，下方“烝”形，意为加热上升的蒸汽。The character '蒸' originated as a phono-semantic compound: the '艹' radical (grass) relates to plants or cooking, and the lower part '烝' means to heat and rise, symbolizing steaming vapor. Its ancient form reflects the idea of heating and the movement of steam upwards.

字形演变 (Character Evolution)

甲骨文 (Oracle Bone Script):
甲骨文中没有直接对应于现代“蒸”字的字形，通常用与“烝”相关的符号来表示加热和蒸汽。 There is no exact '蒸' character in Oracle Bone Script; related forms of '烝' were used to indicate heating and steam.
金文 (Bronze Inscription):
金文中出现了用‘艹’和‘烝’组合表示“蒸”的字形，进一步明确其与草和蒸汽的关联。 In Bronze Inscriptions, the structure combining '艹' and '烝' appears, clarifying its link with grass (plants) and steam.
小篆 (Small Seal Script):
小篆时期，“蒸”字形规范，将‘艹’置于头部，下方为“烝”，结构更加对称、线条流畅。 In Small Seal Script, '蒸' becomes standardized, with '艹' on top and '烝' below, forming a symmetrical and fluid structure.
隶书 (Clerical Script):
隶书中“蒸”笔画扁平化，结构简化，与现代写法接近。 In Clerical Script, the strokes of '蒸' become more flat and simplified, getting closer to the modern style.
楷书 (现代) (Regular Script (Modern)):
现代楷书中“蒸”字形规范，‘艹’作三短横，其下为标准的‘烝’结构，易于辨认。 In modern Regular Script, '蒸' has a standardized form: three short horizontal lines for '艹' above the standard '烝' structure, easy to recognize.

常用词语和例句 (Common Words & Examples)

蒸汽 (steam; vapor)

zhēngqì

蒸汽机在工业革命中起了重要作用。

Pinyin: Zhēngqìjī zài gōngyè gémìng zhōng qǐ le zhòngyào zuòyòng.

Eng: Steam engines played an important role in the Industrial Revolution.

蒸发 (to evaporate; evaporation)

zhēngfā

水很快就蒸发掉了。

Pinyin: Shuǐ hěn kuài jiù zhēngfā diào le.

Eng: The water evaporated quickly.

蒸笼 (steamer (basket for steaming food))

zhēnglóng

她用蒸笼蒸了一笼包子。

Pinyin: Tā yòng zhēnglóng zhēng le yì lóng bāozi.

Eng: She steamed a basket of buns using a steamer.

相关成语 (Related Idioms)

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多语言翻译 (核心释义) (Translations (Core Meaning))

  • French: cuire à la vapeur
  • German: dämpfen
  • Spanish: cocinar al vapor
  • Italian: cuocere a vapore
  • Portuguese: cozinhar no vapor
  • Russian: готовить на пару
  • Arabic: طبخ بالبخار
  • Persian: بخارپز کردن
  • Dutch: stomen
  • Polish: gotować na parze
  • Vietnamese: hấp (nấu bằng hơi nước)
  • Ukrainian: готувати на парі

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