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
to burn; to burn down
laboratory flask
to fire (pottery)
to heat until red-hot
to burn paper offerings (as part of religious ceremony)
to sinter; to agglomerate ore by burning
burnout; peel out
barbecue (Cantonese style)
stewed eggplant
to make tea
to clear waste land or forest by burning
to cook
to fire (in a kiln)
shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling
same as bái jiǔ; name of a famous Tang dynasty wine
to burn (a CD or DVD)
(fig.) to flush money down the toilet; to burn joss paper
a still (for distilling alcohol)
to boil
baked sesame seed-coated cake
to burn incense
to burn incense and worship Buddha
to thank profusely; to burn incense
caustic soda NaOH
shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling