热 (rè)

to warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather); heat; fervent

HSK 3.1 level 1
10 strokes

Etymology

Simplified form of 熱. Phonosemantic compound. 灬 represents the meaning and 埶 represents the sound.

Components

灬 (meaning) — 灬 is a component form of 火.
执 (simplified) — Shorthand for the 埶 component in the traditional character 熱.

Example sentences

很热。 — It's hot.
热死了！ — Damn, it's hot!
太热了。 — It's too hot.
天很热。 — It's hot.
今天很热。 — It is very hot today.

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