熾 is commonly used in literary contexts to describe powerful flames or intense emotions.
 
Related characters:

fire, heat

flame, blaze, fire

fierce, intense, violent, strong, severe, vehement, ardent, passionate

to prosper, to flourish, to be full, to abound

— semantic component meaning “fire”;
戠 — phonetic component indicating the pronunciation (치 / chì).
The character originally described a strong, blazing fire, which later developed metaphorical meanings such as prosperous, intense, or vigorous.
 
Semantic development:
- strong blazing fire;
- burning intensely;
- flourishing or vigorous (power, emotions, activity).

치성 (熾盛) — flourishing; extremely prosperous
치열 (熾烈) — fierce; intense

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Rare and archaic Chinese character

thunderous sound, repeated crashing of thunder

adult male, fourth Heavenly Stem, nail

seven, number 7, seventh

elder, man of respect, husband, head of a family

up, top, first, best

below, under, to descend, to go down

not, no, non-

world, generation, lifetime

unit, individual, single

center, middle, inside

to grasp, to hold, to seize

to string together, to pierce through, a skewer, a series or chain of things

a small round object, pellet, ball, pill

red, cinnabar-red

king, lord, master, sovereign

thus, then, only, surprisingly

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熾

Etymology

Usage in Korean

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Words that derived from 熾

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