受热 (shòu rè) — to be heated (of a substance or object); to suffer heatstroke

Definition

受热 means 'to be heated' (a substance absorbs heat) or 'to suffer heatstroke' in hot conditions. Here the 物 is implied — the object receives the heat, rather than heat being applied to it.

verb
to be heated (of a substance or object)to suffer heatstroke

Examples

  • 受热。
    Jīn shǔ shòu rè hòu huì péng zhàng.
    Metal expands after being heated.
  • 受热。
    Xià tiān zài hù wài gōng zuò róng yì shòu rè.
    Working outdoors in summer can easily lead to heatstroke.
  • 。
    Zhè zhǒng cái liào shòu le yí cì rè jiù biàn xíng le.
    This material deformed after being heated once.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

受shòureceive
热rèheat

受 means to receive or undergo, and 热 names heat, so the word describes being heated or suffering heat.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

受 possibly combines 爪 and 又 as hands with 舟 as a boat, to show handing something over.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 熱; 热 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
灬Written in full as火huǒfire
Sound part声符shēngfú
埶
埶yì熱rè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 熱 pairs 埶 with 火 (written as 灬) to show heat, while 埶 gives a sound.

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