shāo烧（燒）
烧（燒）
HSK 4
common
verb
noun
Meaning of 烧
烧 means to set on fire; to burn; to heat; to cook via heating. Pronounced shāo. HSK 4.
- to set on fire; to burn
- to heat; to cook via heating
- to fry then stew; braise
Character Info
Radical火
Strokes10
Components
火
尧
Stroke Order
烧
Definitions & Examples
Xiǎo小
xīn心
bié别
shā烧
dào到
zì自
jǐ己
。
Be careful not to burn yourself.
Zhè这
chǎng场
dà大
huǒ火
shāo烧
huǐ毁
le了
bàn半
gè个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
。
This big fire burned down half the village.
Dōng冬
tiān天
wǒ我
men们
kào靠
shāo烧
méi煤
qǔ取
nuǎn暖
。
We rely on burning coal for warmth in winter.
Tā他
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
shā烧
le了
chú厨
fáng房
de的
zhǐ纸
jīn巾
。
He accidentally burned the kitchen paper towels.
Sēn森
lín林
lǐ里
yǒu有
rén人
wéi违
guī规
shāo烧
jiē秸
gǎn秆
。
Someone burned crop straw illegally in the forest.
Relations
Common Words
发烧 / 發燒fāshāo
have a fever; be feverish; be obsessed
红烧 / 紅燒hóngshāo
to braise in soy sauce; red-cooking
烧毁 / 燒毀shāohuǐ
burn to destruction; incinerate
烧烤 / 燒烤shāokǎo
barbecue; grilled food
高烧 / 高燒gāoshāo
high fever
叉烧 / 叉燒chāshāo
char siu; barbecued pork; roast pork
烧心 / 燒心shāoxīn
heartburn; yellowing of vegetable heart