03414 Chinese character of 淬 and pronounce ceoi3

The Chinese character【淬】(Quench) that I will teach you this time is a word that describes a technique or process. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Quench or soak. Explanation: When forging, red-hot metal is immersed in water to increase its hardness. Such as: “quenching”, “hardening”, “quenching”.

Below, you can see how this Chinese character is pronounced.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【淬】:cuì

Cantonese Jyutping of 【淬】:ceoi3

This section covers the key information related to the character 【淬】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【淬】, for example:Describe the technique or process , It means mainly quenching or soaking.The nuanced nature of Chinese characters means that some complex or precise interpretations may not be comprehensively conveyed in this space.

【淬】can be used alone, but when combined with other words, it forms richer expressions, such as【淬火、淬煉】(Mandarin Pinyin:cuì huǒ 、cuì làn/ Cantonese Jyutping:ceoi3 fo2 、ceoi3 lin6)

There are exactly 11 strokes in this character,It is a Chinese character that must be learned by those aiming to reach a near-native level of proficiency in Chinese,Here is a sentence demonstrating the use of this character.:


鐵匠正在淬火以強化金屬工具。

The blacksmith is tempering to strengthen the metal tools.


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