shāo
verb HSK 4 #1,049

Meanings

  1. 1 to burn
  2. 2 to cook; to roast; to stew
  3. 3 to have a fever

Examples

Zhǐ hěn róngyì shāo.
Paper burns easily.
Māma zài shāo cài.
Mom is cooking.
Tā fāshāo le, tǐwēn sānshíjiǔ dù.
He has a fever — his temperature is 39 degrees.
Bié bǎ xìn shāo le!
Don't burn the letter!

Tips

usage
has many cooking meanings: (hóngshāo, braised in soy sauce), 烧烤 (shāokǎo, barbecue), (shāobǐng, baked flatbread). Each is a different cooking method.
culture
(hóngshāo ròu, red-braised pork) is one of China's most famous dishes and was reportedly Mao Zedong's favorite food.

Stroke Order

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