热 rè — hot; heat · English

热

rè

hot; heat

At a glance · 热

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

繁体「熱」从火，執声，本义为温度高。简体「热」同。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为火气盛、温度高。

Structure

形声字，从火（意符），執（zhí）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinrè

Radical灬

Strokes10

UnicodeU+70ED

Character type形声

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English hot; heat Hot or having heat.

Français chaud; chaleur Chaud ou ayant de la chaleur.

Español caliente; calor Caliente o con calor.

العربية حار؛ حرارة حار أو ذو حرارة.

Русский горячий; жара Горячий или с жаром.

Common words

热rèhot
热情rè qíngwarm

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