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What does 烧 mean in Chinese?

烧 (shāo) means "to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 4 word.

How do you pronounce 烧?

烧 is pronounced "shāo" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What words contain the character 烧?

Common words with 烧 include 燃烧 (to ignite), 焚烧 (to burn), 串烧 (to cook on a skewer), 低烧 (a low fever (up to 38°C)), 叉烧 (char siu).

How do you write 烧?

You can practice writing 烧 using our stroke order tool.

烧 (shāo) — to burn | Chinese Dictionary

烧

shāo

to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake

HSK 4verb

Traditional: 燒

Character Breakdown

Radical: 火 (no. 86)Traditional: 燒

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Definitions

(verb) to burn
to cook
to stew
to bake
to roast
to heat
to boil (tea, water etc)
fever
to run a temperature
(coll.) to let things go to one's head

Example Sentences

她在厨房烧菜。

Tā zài chúfáng shāo cài

She is cooking in the kitchen

Words Containing 烧

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
燃烧	rán shāo	to ignite	HSK 4
焚烧	fén shāo	to burn	HSK 6
串烧	chuàn shāo	to cook on a skewer
低烧	dī shāo	a low fever (up to 38°C)
叉烧	chā shāo	char siu
火烧	huǒ shāo	to set fire to
焙烧	bèi shāo	to roast
煅烧	duàn shāo	to calcine (purify by heating)
全烧祭	quán shāo jì	burnt offering (Judaism)
叉烧包	chā shāo bāo	roast pork bun

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焚琴煮鹤(fén qín zhǔ hè)— lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes

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炼丹八卦炉(liàn dān bā guà lú)— eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality

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燔(fán)— burn

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 3.0: Level 4

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Frequently Asked Questions

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