烧
HSK 4

烧 (shāo): burn, bake, heat

shāo

burn, bake, heat

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Pinyin

shāo

HSK Level

Level 4

Characters

1

English Meaning

burn, bake, heat

How to Write 烧 (shāo)

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

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Origin of 烧

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

What 烧 is Made Of

烧 is built from 2 components:

火fire, flame
尧a legendary ancient emperor-sage

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Words Using 烧

Common Chinese words that contain 烧:

发烧

fāshāo

燃烧

ránshāo

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