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Steam 烝 provides the meaning and sound
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The character 蒸 is a phono-semantic compound denoting the cooking method of steaming. Its structure combines the semantic radical 艹 (grass/vegetation) on top with the phonetic component 烝 below, which itself contains the fire radical 灬 at its base. Historically, the base component 烝 functioned independently to mean steaming or rising vapor. The addition of the grass radical initially specified steaming plant materials or burning hemp torches, but the compound 蒸 eventually superseded the original form as the standard character for all meanings related to steaming food, producing vapor, or evaporation.
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我在蒸米饭。
蒸鱼很健康。
早上我蒸了馒头。
蒸汽从锅里冒出来。
妈妈用蒸锅蒸包子。
蒸食物能保留更多营养。
如果你想吃清淡的，可以蒸蔬菜。
现代科技利用蒸汽发电。