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7-9

to scorch

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

zhuo2 zhuó

Meaning


Primary

to scorch

Alternatives

scorch, scorches, scorched, scorching

Mnemonic


[zhu-] George Costanza is [2] inside the lobby of the [-o] office building where he is making a 火 fire to cook some beans as a way of saving money. He accidentally leaves the 勺 ladle in the 火 fire and when he goes to grab it, it 灼 scorches his hand and he yells screaming. Afterwards his boss yells at him for 灼 scorching the carpet of the lobby in his harebrained scheme to save money.

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