Read Edit View history Discussion 燜 mèn simmer Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 悶 represents the sound. Components 火 火 Meaning component huǒ fire 悶 悶 Sound component mèn, mēn gloomy Sources Readings & variants Unicode 焖 mèn simmer Simplified Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 闷 represents the sound. Simplified form of 燜. Components 火 火 Meaning component huǒ fire 闷 闷 Sound component mèn, mēn gloomy Sources Readings & variants Unicode