shāo

to burn; to heat; to cook

Character data

Radical ⽕ (86.12)
Strokes 16
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

燒 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

Words containing 燒

Word Meaning
barbecued food on a skewer; to cook on a skewer
a low fever (up to 38°C)
burnt offering (Judaism)
barbecued pork; char siu
roast pork bun; cha siu baau
sukiyaki
doing things at the last minute
to invite trouble
fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling
seek favor from the powerful; kiss up
yakiniku (Japanese-style grilled meat)
to set fire to; to burn down; burning hot
restless with anxiety; unbearably hot and anxious
extreme emergency
hot cloud of volcanic ash; nuée ardente
to bake (e.g. mineral ore); to roast
to burn; to set on fire
to calcine (purify by heating)
teriyaki (Japanese cooking technique)
to burn; combustion; to ignite
incendiary agent
combustion spoon; deflagrating spoon
incendiary device; fire bomb
Molotov cocktail
burn (injury)
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