Memory phrase for the character: 烧
烧
Meaning
to roast, to cook, to burn, to stew Pronunciation shāo Explanation Left: fire 火, right: Emperor Tang Yao 尧 (variation of halberd 戈, table
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The fire shall have (a distance) of a halberd to the table: when roasting. Radicals
火
fire Also this radical 灬 stands for fire.
尧
Tang Yao fourth of Five legendary
table The interpretation as a table is not etymologically correct, but is helpful in many cases.
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燃烧 rán shāo
combustion; flaming; kindle
烧杯 shāo bēi
beaker (glassware)
烧瓶 shāo píng
laboratory flask
烧饼 shāo bing
baked sesame seed coated cake
焚烧 fén shāo
to burn; set on fire
烧煮 shāo zhǔ
to cook
焙烧 bèi shāo
to roast; to bake (e.g. mineral ore)
焙烧 bèi shāo
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