烘 hōng to bake
to bake; to roast; to set off by contrast
怎么记住“烘”: 火 fire + 共 collectively = to bake. The whole family sits round the fire and decides collectively what they want to bake for the winter feast.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
烘 = 火 fire + 共 collectively
- 火 fire meaning
- 共 collectively sound
- 龷 bacon rashers
- 八 eight
The whole family sits round the fire and decides collectively what they want to bake for the winter feast.
How it came to be
Fire gives the meaning and the sign for together the sound; the word first meant to burn.
用法
- To bake/dry over heat: 烘干 (hōnggān) to dry (with heat), 烘焙 (hōngbèi) to bake (bread, coffee), 烘箱 (hōngxiāng) an oven.
- 烘托 (hōngtuō) is an art/writing term: to set off / bring out by contrast: 烘托气氛 (hōngtuō qìfēn) to build up the atmosphere. Also 暖烘烘 (nuǎnhōnghōng) cozily warm.