蒸

to evaporate / (of cooking) to steam / torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old) / finely chopped firewood (old)

蒸 = 艹 + 烝 : James II of England's (zh) second attempt at feeding the masses (烝) involves a heap of artificial lawn (艹). In front of the engine ((e)ng1) he cooks it producing a lot of steam (蒸) and making it into a stew.

蒸 character breakdown

蒸
- 烝
  - 丞
    - 一
    - 氶
      - 乛
      - 水
        
        丿
        
        亅
        
        ㇏
        
        ㇇
      - ㇖
  - 灬
- 艹

烝

zhe̅ng = zh + (e)ng1

multitudinous / the masses / to present (to sb) / to rise / to advance / to progress / archaic variant of 蒸[zheng1]

烝 = 丞 + 灬 : James II of England (zh) sees it at his task to feed the masses (烝) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). He asks the deputy (丞) what she can do for her country, and without waiting for her answer puts her on a grill (灬).

艹

cǎo = c + ao3

grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]

Artificial lawn. The King of Chu burns artificial lawn in the aorta.

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蒸 is not used as a component in another character.

蒸

蒸 character breakdown

Characters with 蒸 as component

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