熨烫 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

yùntàng

iron

yùn, yù, wèi iron

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 尉 represents the sound. Originally written as 尉.

wèi, yù, yùn officer

Depicts a hand (寸) holding two stones over fire (火) to iron a person's (尸) back as a treatment for a disease.

火 Meaning component

huǒ fire

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 汤 represents the sound. Simplified form of 燙.

火 Meaning component

huǒ fire

汤 Sound component

tāng, tang hot water

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 湯 represents the sound.

火 Meaning component

huǒ fire

湯 Sound component

tāng, tang hot water

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	l̥ʰaːŋs