shāo

to burn; to heat; to cook

HSK 3 #1201

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 1201st character
Radical ⽕ (86.6)
Strokes 10
Index # 2060
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

烧 shāo
  1. 1. to burn
  2. 2. to heat
  3. 3. to cook
  4. 4. to boil (tea, water etc)
  5. 5. fever
  6. 6. to run a temperature
  7. 7. to roast
  8. 8. to bake
  9. 9. to stew
  10. 10. (coll.) to let things go to one's head

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Words containing 烧

Word Meaning
(fig.) to flush money down the toilet; to burn joss paper
a still (for distilling alcohol)
to boil
to burn incense and worship Buddha
to thank profusely; to burn incense
shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling
vacuum flask; cooker; to stew
While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
fan; zealot
to burn the candle at both ends (idiom)
cannot be wiped out; life always returns
dorayaki (a Japanese confection)
teppanyaki
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