Hot in Chinese (Mandarin): 热 (rè)
热
rè
hot
- Simplified
- 热
- Traditional
- 熱
- Pinyin
- rè
- Typed as
- re
Use it in a sentence
汤很热。
湯很熱。
The soup is very hot.
The characters in 热
热 / 熱
Hot. 灬 (fire) is at the bottom.
10 strokes
Fourth tone, falling. When it is hot out, say 天气很热 (tiānqì hěn rè), the weather is hot.
More examples with 热
今天很热。
今天很熱。
Jīntiān hěn rè.
It is hot today.
小心，水很热！
小心，水很熱！
Xiǎoxīn, shuǐ hěn rè!
Careful, the water is hot!
How to write 热 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
热 10 strokes
In Traditional characters:
熱 15 strokes
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