火烫 Traditional form: 火燙 Pinyin (reading): huǒtàng Definitions: burning hot fiery to have one's hair permed with hot curling tongs Characters: 火 - fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage 烫 - to scald; to iron clothes or hair Traditional characters: 火 - fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage 燙 - to scald; to iron clothes or hair