懂中文 Dong Chinese

焖

mèn

simmer

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 闷 represents the sound. Simplified form of 燜.

Components
火 meaning component

火  Meaning component

huǒ

  

fire

闷 sound component

闷  Sound component

mèn, mēn

  

gloomy

Evolution

焖 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
焖 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

焖 (燜) 

mèn

simmer, cook over slow fire; to cook in a covered vessel; to casserole; to stew