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Radical:
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 12

Pronunciation

Pinyin: cuì
Cantonese: ceoi3 seoi6
JapaneseKun: YAKU
JapaneseOn: SAI SUI
Korean: SWI
Vietnamese: sốt

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: temper; burn

CE-Dict: to temper (as steel)

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《火部》焠 堅刀刃也。从火卒聲。

康熙字典文字版 【巳集中】【火字部】 焠
【唐韻】七內切【集韻】【韻會】取內切,𠀤音倅。【說文】堅刀刃也。【玉篇】火入水也。煗也。【史記·天官書】火與水合爲焠。【註】晉灼曰:火入水爲焠。又【荆軻傅】使工以藥焠之。【註】索隱曰:焠,染也。【前漢·王褒傳】淸水焠其鋒。【註】師古曰:焠,謂燒而內水中以堅之也。 又【韻會】燒也。【荀子·解蔽篇】有子臥而焠掌,可謂能自忍矣。【註】焠,灼也。【韻會】通作淬。

CF-Dict: tremper (métal)

Han-De-Dict: abhärten, anlassglühen (u.E.)