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烘

Mandarin · pinyin hōng

to bake
to heat by fire
to set off by contrast

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烘: hōng · bake, roast; dry by fire

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1 · hong1

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hong3 · hung1 · hung3 · hung4

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character · Etymology 1

(literal) to bake; to roast
(literal) to dry by fire or heat
(figurative) to set off; to play up; to showcase; to highlight

character · Etymology 2

(Cantonese) mark of different colour, especially one that is due to contact with other objects

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