蒸

• 拼音: zhēng
• 汉字拆解: 蒸 = 艹 (grass/plant) + 烝 (steam — fire heating water)

含义

To steam; to cook by steaming. Also used for evaporation or rising vapour.

A fundamental Chinese cooking method. Compounds include 蒸汽 (steam/vapour), 蒸发 (evaporate), 蒸笼 (bamboo steamer), and 蒸蒸日上 (thriving/flourishing like rising steam).

例句

1. 广东人喜欢用蒸的方式烹饪海鲜，保留食材的鲜美。
2. 夏日午后，柏油路面被烈日炙烤，热气蒸腾而上。
3. 她把包子放入蒸笼，大火蒸十五分钟即可出锅。

用法指南

语境: cooking, science, daily life

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 清蒸鱼是一道经典的粤菜，讲究火候和新鲜。(Steamed fish is a classic Cantonese dish that demands precise timing and freshness.)
• 蒸是一种健康的烹饪方式，能最大程度保留营养。(Steaming is a healthy cooking method that preserves nutrients to the greatest extent.)

错误说法

• 我蒸了一下衣服 — for clothes, use 熨 (iron) or 蒸汽熨烫 (steam iron); 蒸 alone implies cooking

起源与历史

Pictophonetic: 艹 (grass radical — plant material used for steaming) + 烝 (phonetic component, also meaning steam)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal