shāo

burn; bake; heat; roast

DEFINITIONS

燒 shāo
  • 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

WORDS

燬 shāo huǐ to burn; to burn down
瓶 shāo píng laboratory flask
硬 shāo yìng to fire (pottery)
紅 shāo hóng to heat until red-hot
紙 shāo zhǐ to burn paper offerings (as part of religious ceremony)
結 shāo jié to sinter; to agglomerate ore by burning
胎 shāo tāi burnout; peel out
臘 shāo là barbecue (Cantonese style)
茄子 shāo qié zi stewed eggplant
茶 shāo chá to make tea
荒 shāo huāng to clear waste land or forest by burning; slash-and-burn (agriculture)
菜 shāo cài to cook
製 shāo zhì to fire (in a kiln)
賣 shāo mài shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling; also written 燒麥|烧麦[shao1 mai4]
酒 shāo jiǔ name of a famous Tang dynasty wine; same as 白酒[bai2 jiu3]
錄 shāo lù to burn (a CD or DVD)
錢 shāo qián to burn joss paper; (fig.) to flush money down the toilet
鍋 shāo guō a still (for distilling alcohol)
開 shāo kāi to boil
餅 shāo bing baked sesame seed-coated cake
香 shāo xiāng to burn incense
香拜佛 shāo xiāng bài fó to burn incense and worship Buddha
高香 shāo gāo xiāng to burn incense; to thank profusely
鹼 shāo jiǎn caustic soda NaOH
麥 shāo mài shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling; also written 燒賣|烧卖[shao1 mai4]