hōng

bake

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
火 meaning component

  Meaning component

huǒ

  

fire

共 sound component

  Sound component

gòng

  

together with

Evolution

烘 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
烘 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

hōng

bake, roast; dry by fire; to bake; to heat by fire; to set off by contrast

Most common words with 烘
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to bake

烘干

to dry over a stove

烘烤

to roast

烘焙

to bake

烘托

backdrop