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烧 shāo to burn

to burn; to cook; to heat; to run a fever

How to remember 烧: 火 fire + 尧 a legendary ancient emperor-sage = to burn. Around the fire the camp leader plays a legendary ancient emperor-sage and tells the kids which old wood is best to burn.

  • 1,201. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 10 strokes
  • Radical 火

Component breakdown

烧 = 火 fire + 尧 a legendary ancient emperor-sage

  • 火 fire
  • 尧 a legendary ancient emperor-sage
The Gushi story

Around the fire the camp leader plays a legendary ancient emperor-sage and tells the kids which old wood is best to burn.

How it is used

  • Fire radical 火 - to burn/heat/cook: 烧水 (shāo shuǐ) boil water, 烧菜 (shāo cài) cook dishes, 红烧 (hóngshāo) braise in soy sauce.
  • Medical sense 'run a fever': 发烧 (fāshāo) to have a fever, 退烧 (tuìshāo) for a fever to break.
  • 燃烧 (ránshāo) to combust and 烧烤 (shāokǎo) barbecue cover the literal fire senses.

Words with 烧

Example sentences

  • 她发烧了。 Tā fāshāo le.She has a fever.