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烧

shāoㄕㄠ

Sino-Vietnamese: THIÊU

Traditional: 燒

HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 3

Meaning(verb)

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

Examples

  • 孩子发烧了,要去医院。

    hái zi fā shāo le, yào qù yī yuàn.

    The child has a fever and needs to see a doctor.

  • 我先烧点水泡茶。

    wǒ xiān shāo diǎn shuǐ pào chá.

    Let me boil some water for tea first.

  • 妈妈最拿手的菜是红烧肉。

    mā ma zuì ná shǒu de cài shì hóng shāo ròu.

    Mom's specialty is red-braised pork.

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Stroke order

THIÊU · 10 strokes

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