HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1
热
Hot, warm, or heat; it can also mean popular or trendy (like 'hot' news).
Free Chinese vocabulary flashcard · HSK 1
Why does 热 look like this?
This character features '执' (zhí) on top, which relates to 'holding' or 'carrying out,' and the four dots at the bottom '灬' (huǒ), which is the radical for 'fire.' Together, they visualize something being held over a fire—generating heat!