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焯 is a phono-semantic compound: the fire radical 火 indicates a connection to heat or cooking, while 卓 supplies the pronunciation. The character's primary meaning is brightness or illumination, but it also acquired the culinary sense of blanching, briefly boiling ingredients in water. Classical texts use it to describe shining radiance, and practical contexts apply it to scalding food, keeping both meanings anchored in the concept of heat.
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