抗热 (kàng rè) — (verb-object) to be heat-resistant, to withstand high temperatures

Definition

抗热 (kàngrè) is a verb-object word: 抗 ('resist') + 热 ('heat'), meaning heat-resistant. Used mostly for materials and objects (like cookware or glass), not people.

verb
(verb-object) to be heat-resistantto withstand high temperatures

Examples

  • 抗热。
    Zhè ge guō hěn kàng rè.
    This pot is very heat-resistant.
  • 。
    Zhè zhǒng cái liào kàng dé le rè.
    This material can withstand heat.
  • 抗热。
    Pǔ tōng bō li bēi bú kàng rè.
    Ordinary glass cups are not heat-resistant.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

抗kàngresist
热rèheat

抗热 uses 抗 resist and 热 heat, meaning to withstand high temperatures.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
亢
亢kàng抗kàng
Same sound today

抗 is made from 扌, a written form of 手 (hand), and 亢, which gives the sound.

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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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