Definitions

bèi to dry over a fire; to bake

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character 焙 is structured with the fire radical 火 on the left and the phonetic component 咅 on the right, etymologically indicating an action involving heat. Its early usage referred to drying or warming by fire, and over time its meaning narrowed to denote specific cooking methods like baking or roasting, as seen in terms for baking bread or roasting tea leaves.

Example Sentences Hide

妈妈在烘蛋糕。

Māmā zài hōngbèi dàngāo.

Mom is baking a cake.

我喜欢烤的面包。

Wǒ xǐhuān bèikǎo de miànbāo.

I like baked bread.

他用烤箱饼干。

Tā yòng kǎoxiāng bèi bǐnggān.

He uses the oven to bake cookies.

茶需要控制温度。

Bèi chá xūyào kòngzhì wēndù.

Baking tea requires controlling the temperature.

这种咖啡豆经过精心烘

Zhè zhǒng kāfēi dòu jīngguò jīngxīn hōngbèi.

This type of coffee bean undergoes careful roasting.

烧工序影响产品质量。

Bèishāo gōngxù yǐngxiǎng chǎnpǐn zhìliàng.

The roasting process affects product quality.

他们正在制中药材。

Tāmen zhèngzài bèizhì zhōngyàocái.

They are baking traditional Chinese medicine.

干后的水果可以保存更久。

Bèi gān hòu de shuǐguǒ kěyǐ bǎocún gèng jiǔ.

Fruits after being dried by baking can be preserved longer.