懂中文 Dong Chinese

熾

chì

burning-hot

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 戠 represents the sound.

Components
火 meaning component

火  Meaning component

huǒ

  

fire

戠 sound component

戠  Sound component

zhī, zhí

  

to gather

Evolution

熾 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
熾 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
熾 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
熾 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

炽 (熾) 

chì

burning-hot, intense; to burn, blaze; splendid, illustrious; to burn; to blaze; splendid; illustrious

Most common words with 熾
Freq.
Word
Meaning

炽

to burn

炽热

red-hot

炽烈

flaming

白炽灯

incandescent light

白炽

white heat