热
rè
hot
Part of speech · adjective
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 今天很热。It's hot today.
- 汤还很热。The soup is still hot.
Collocations
很热热水热情
Mnemonic
热 rè "hot" — traditional 熱. 灬 (fire-radical, four dots) at the bottom signals heat. In Japanese, 暑い (weather hot) vs 熱い (object hot) split by character; Chinese uses 热 for both.
Quick check
In Chinese, JA "暑い"/"熱い" both = ?