焊 (hàn) is a Chinese character meaning “to weld”. It is written from 火 (fire) and 旱 (drought; dry spell), side by side, and takes 11 strokes.
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Structure
火 + 旱
Left–right structure
Structure from: IDS ⿰火旱 (cjkvi-ids, build-time only); 形声：从火，旱声（焊 hàn 与 旱 hàn 同音）. Modern glyph split checked stroke by stroke against hanzi-writer-data (strokes 0–3 = 火, strokes 4–10 = 旱; 4+7=11).
Memory aid
Fire (火) on the left, and on the right 旱, dry as a drought. Heat metal with fire until the joint is bone-dry and fused — that is 焊, to weld.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 焊接hàn jiēto weld; welding焊 = hàn
- 电焊diàn hànelectric welding; arc welding焊 = hàn
Go deeper
All readings
to weld; to solder
to weld; to solder; to join metal parts by melting them with heat
用加热熔化金属的方法把金属部件连接在一起，如焊接、电焊。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 焊接hàn jiēto weld; welding焊 = hàn
- 电焊diàn hànelectric welding; arc welding焊 = hàn
Sound component
旱 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 焊 mean?
焊 (hàn) means to weld; to solder; to join metal parts by melting them with heat.
How do you pronounce 焊?
It is pronounced hàn.
What parts is 焊 made of?
火 (fire) and 旱 (drought; dry spell), side by side. The recorded source is: IDS ⿰火旱 (cjkvi-ids, build-time only); 形声：从火，旱声（焊 hàn 与 旱 hàn 同音）. Modern glyph split checked stroke by stroke against hanzi-writer-data (strokes 0–3 = 火, strokes 4–10 = 旱; 4+7=11).. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 焊 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 焊?
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 焊?
Common ones are 焊接 and 电焊. The reading of 焊 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.