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蒸

Mandarin · pinyin zhēng

to evaporate
(of cooking) to steam
torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old)
finely chopped firewood (old)

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蒸: zhēng · steam; evaporate

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(literally) to evaporate (transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state)
(cooking) to steam
(historical) torch made of hemp stalks or bamboo and wood
(literary) small pieces of firewood
used in 蒸蒸
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 烝 (zhēng)

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