Memory phrase for the character: 蒸

蒸

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Meaning

steam, vapor, sultry

Pronunciation

 JŌ
musu/reru

Explanation

 From top: plant 艹, child 子 and water 水, fire 灬

Mnemonic
 
Like winding plants or splashing children, the water bubbles on the fire and it gets sultry from the steam.

Radicals

艹 plant, grassShows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
灬 fireBoth the radicals renga 灬 and hi 火 are used for fire.
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 Vocabulary

水蒸気 すいじょうき  water vapour, steam
蒸し暑い むしあつい  humid, sultry
蒸す むす  to steam, to poultice, to be sultry
蒸気 じょうき  steam, vapour
蒸溜 じょうりゅう  distillation
蒸発 じょうはつ  evaporation, unexplained disappearance

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