燜 = 火 + 悶

燜 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “simmer”. It is built from 火 (fire) and 悶 (gloomy).

Keyword: simmer
Pinyin (Mandarin): mèn
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: simmer, cook over slow fire, кипячение, приготовление на медленном огне, cook over slow fire

Decomposition

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火 fire
悶 gloomy

How to find 燜 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “fire” + “gloomy”. 燜 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 燜 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.