How to Write 燅 (xún) — Meaning “to heat up; to warm”

Imagine you are 'searching' (尋) for a fire (火) because you feel cold. The word 'xún' sounds like 'soon' – you will soon be warm once you find the fire.

The right side 尋 has many horizontal strokes – keep them parallel and evenly spaced. A common mistake is making the 火 radical too wide; it should be narrow so the whole character stays balanced.

燅 (xún) means to heat up or warm by fire. 煽 (shān) means to fan a fire or stir up emotions, using the sound 扇. 熄 (xī) means to put out a fire, from 息 meaning 'rest' – so 燅 is the opposite of 熄.

燅 is very rare in modern Chinese and appears mainly in classical texts or traditional recipes. Most people today use common words like 加热 (jiā rè) for 'to heat up' instead of 燅热.

Common words containing 燅 include: 燅热 (xún rè) — to heat up; 燅火 (xún huǒ) — to warm by the fire; 燅煮 (xún zhǔ) — to simmer; to boil.