热

rè

to warm up

to heat up; hot (of weather); heat; fervent

grasp (执) + fire (灬) = hot and fervent

执 mainly gives the sound rè; the fire radical carries the meaning. The combination captures the essence of heat and warmth, whether from actual fire or metaphorical intensity.

执+灬→热
执To graspPhonetic
灬FireSemantic

今天很热。

jīn tiān hěn rè。

Today is very hot.

妈妈把牛奶热一下再给孩子喝。

mā ma bǎ niú nǎi rè yī xià zài gěi hái zi hē。

Mom warms up the milk before giving it to the child to drink.

Words with 热

热气球

rè qì qiú

hot air balloon

高热量

gāo rè liàng

high calorie (foodstuff)

热敷

rè fū

to apply a hot compress

热身

rè shēn

to warm up (sports)

热带风暴

rè dài fēng bào

tropical storm

里约热内卢

lǐ yuē rè nèi lú

Rio de Janeiro

炙手可热

zhì shǒu kě rè

lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom)

凑热闹

còu rè nao

to join in the fun

热河

rè hé

refers to the Qing imperial resort at Chengde

热血沸腾

rè xuè fèi téng

(idiom) to be fired up; to have one's blood racing; to be burning (with excitement, passion, anger etc)

燥热

zào rè

uncomfortably hot and dry; stiflingly hot; (of the body) flushed and feverishly warm; (fig.) agitated; restless; irritable; (TCM) dry-heat

热战

rè zhàn

hot war

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