shāo

to burn, to bake

HSK 5 10
Stroke order animation for 烧

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Usage of (shāo)

The character primarily means "to burn" or "to cook by heat." It is commonly used in everyday contexts such as cooking (), burning or baking objects (光盘), and describing a fever (发烧).

Common Collocations

Notes

can describe both literal burning and figurative heat-related conditions like fever. When used in cooking, it implies applying heat to prepare food. In medical contexts, 发烧 specifically means having a fever, which is a common phrase.

Avoid confusing with (rán), which also means "to burn" but is more formal and often used for fuels or fire itself.

예문

妈妈在厨房里烧菜。

Māma zài chúfáng lǐ shāo cài.

Mom is cooking in the kitchen.

他烧了一张光盘。

Tā shāo le yī zhāng guāngpán.

He burned a CD.

病人发烧了,需要休息。

Bìngrén fāshāo le, xūyào xiūxi.

The patient has a fever and needs rest.