Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 烘箱
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
refrigerator; (old) icebox
箱子xiāngzisuitcase; chest; box; case; trunk; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]
邮箱yóuxiāngmailbox; post office box; email; email inbox
烘hōngto bake; to heat by fire; to set off by contrast
烘焙hōngbèito cure by drying over a fire (tea, meat etc); to bake
烘干hōnggānto dry over a stove