烝
The story of 烝
rise, steam
烝 is composed of 丞(to assist) and the BuShou of 火(fire). 丞 depicts a man being lifted by two hands, which has the meaning of ascending, water gets heat from fire will turn to ascending vapour. The original meaning of 烝 is water vapour, but such meaning has been replaced by 蒸, now 烝 is mainly used to describe something multitudinous.
Related Characters:
火fire4災calamity
disaster7炎flame8炙broil
roost8炳bright
brilliant9炮roast
cannon9烏crow
black10烝rise
steam10烕extinguish10烈intense
fierce10烜brilliant
bright10焚burn12然correct
so
thus12焦burnt
scorched12煓blaze13煩bother
trouble 13煊warm13照shine
illuminate13熄quench14熏smoke
fumigate14熔smelt
fuse14熯dry
burn15燈lamp16燃burn16燼ashes18燻fumigate
fragrance18
disaster7炎flame8炙broil
roost8炳bright
brilliant9炮roast
cannon9烏crow
black10烝rise
steam10烕extinguish10烈intense
fierce10烜brilliant
bright10焚burn12然correct
so
thus12焦burnt
scorched12煓blaze13煩bother
trouble 13煊warm13照shine
illuminate13熄quench14熏smoke
fumigate14熔smelt
fuse14熯dry
burn15燈lamp16燃burn16燼ashes18燻fumigate
fragrance18