hot; heat; to heat up; to warm up; fervent; popular; in vogue; craze; fad

Radical: 灬 HSK 1 a, n, k, v, ad, an pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

热 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 热

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 热.

亲热
qīn rè
affectionate
传热
chuán rè
heat transfer
伴热
bàn rè
steam or heat tracing
低热
dī rè
a low fever (up to 38°C)
余热
yú rè
residual heat
供热
gōng rè
heat supply
制热
zhì rè
加热
jiā rè
to heat
发热
fā rè
to have a high temperature
受热
shòu rè
heated
吸热
xī rè
heat absorption
地热
dì rè
geothermal

Related characters (radical 灬)

Characters that share the radical .

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