焙 bèi to bake
to bake; to roast
怎么记住“焙”: 火 fire + 咅 spit = to bake. The beans crackle and spit as the coffee farmer builds up the fire in her stone oven to bake them.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
焙 = 火 fire + 咅 spit
- 火 fire meaning
- 咅 spit sound
The beans crackle and spit as the coffee farmer builds up the fire in her stone oven to bake them.
How it came to be
Fire gives the meaning and the right part the sound.
用法
- To bake/roast by drying over heat, chiefly 烘焙 (hōngbèi): baking, of bread, pastries, and coffee beans: 烘焙咖啡豆 (hōngbèi kāfēidòu) to roast coffee beans. A baking-culture word.