烤
HSK 5

烤 (kǎo): bake, roast, toast

kǎo

bake, roast, toast

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Pinyin

kǎo

HSK Level

Level 5

Characters

1

English Meaning

bake, roast, toast

How to Write 烤 (kǎo)

烤 is written in 10 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 烤

A phono-semantic compound: 火 (fire) carries the meaning, and 考 hints at the pronunciation.

What 烤 is Made Of

烤 is built from 2 components:

火fire, flame
考to test, to investigate, to examine

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Words Using 烤

Common Chinese words that contain 烤:

烤鸭

kǎoyā

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