to brand (cattle etc); brand; (fig.) to leave a lasting mark; to stigmatize; mark; stamp; stigma

flatiron; iron; branding iron; soldering iron

pancake; flat bread; griddle cake

form of torture said to have been used by King Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 Wang2] in which the victim was forced onto a bronze pillar heated by a fire