Memory phrase for the character: 烤

烤

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Meaning

to roast, to bake, to broil

Pronunciation

kǎo

Explanation

 Left: fire 火, right: to check, verify 考 (From the ground 土 with a stick ノ the seaweed 丂 is checked.)

Mnemonic
 
The fire (=its temperature) should be checked before roasting.

Radicals

火 fireAlso this radical 灬 stands for fire.
考 to check, to verify
耂 old manWith this radical an old man seems to support himself with his stick ノ on the ground 土?
丂 winding seaweed




 Vocabulary

烘烤 hōng kǎo  to roast; to bake
烤烟 kǎo yān  flue-cured tobacco
烤火 kǎo huǒ  to warm oneself at a fire
烤火 kǎo huǒ  

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