烫

Traditional: 燙

tàng

Dictionary entry

to scald

What does 烫 mean?

烫 (tàng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to scald

2to burn (by scalding)

3to blanch (cooking)

4to heat (sth) up in hot water

5to perm

6to iron

7scalding hot

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烫tàngto scald · to burn (by scalding)

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烫

tàng

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