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热 rè — “hot”
How to write and say the Chinese character 热 (rè), which means hot — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Colours & describing.
Pinyin · 拼音 rè
Meaning · 意思 hot
Strokes · 笔画 10
Radical · 部首 灬 (fire)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
热 is written with 10 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
灬 (fire) hints at the meaning, and 执 lends its sound — together they make 热.
A common word常用词
热水
hot water
Example sentence例句
夏天很热。
Summer is hot.
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