烘 (hōng) is a Chinese character meaning “to dry or warm by a fire or other heat”. It is written from 火 (fire) and 共 (together; in common), side by side, and takes 10 strokes.
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Structure
火 + 共
Left–right structure
Structure from: IDS ⿰火共，笔画核验 4+6=10（hanzi-writer-data：火 0–3，共 4–9）；说文解字：烘，尞也。从火共声
Memory aid
火 (fire) on the left supplies the heat. 共 (gòng) on the right is a sound hint — hōng keeps its -ong ending. Fire + -ong = to dry or warm something by heat.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 烘干hōng gānto dry (by heat); to tumble-dry烘 = hōng
- 烘烤hōng kǎoto bake; to roast烘 = hōng
Go deeper
All readings
to dry or warm by heat
to dry or warm by a fire or other heat; to bake; to set off (by contrast)
用火或其他热源使东西变干或变暖；也指衬托。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 烘干hōng gānto dry (by heat); to tumble-dry烘 = hōng
- 烘烤hōng kǎoto bake; to roast烘 = hōng
Sound component
共 family onset shift
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 烘 mean?
烘 (hōng) means to dry or warm by a fire or other heat; to bake; to set off (by contrast).
How do you pronounce 烘?
It is pronounced hōng.
What parts is 烘 made of?
火 (fire) and 共 (together; in common), side by side. The recorded source is: IDS ⿰火共，笔画核验 4+6=10（hanzi-writer-data：火 0–3，共 4–9）；说文解字：烘，尞也。从火共声. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 烘 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 烘?
火. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 烘?
Common ones are 烘干 and 烘烤. The reading of 烘 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.