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  1. to burn; to set on fire; to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc); to braise; to cook; to prepare food; to run a fever; fever; (coll.) to become full of oneself; to get carried away

    trad. 燒

Also written 燒【shāo】

More words

烧死shāo sǐ

to burn to death

烧毁shāo huǐ

to destroy (or be destroyed) by fire

烧伤shāo shāng

burn (injury)

烧烤shāo kǎo

barbecue; to roast

烧焦shāo jiāo

to burn; to scorch; burned; burning; scorched; charred

烧酒shāo jiǔ

name of a famous Tang dynasty wine; same as 白酒[bai2 jiu3]

烧到shāo dào

to have a fever reaching (a certain temperature)

烧制shāo zhì

to fire (in a kiln)

烧包shāo bāo

to forget oneself in extravagance; to burn money

烧卖shāo mài

shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling; also written 燒麥|麦[shao1 mai4]

烧味shāo wèi

siu mei; Cantonese-style barbecue (roasted meats, such as pork, duck or chicken, seasoned and cooked to a crispy, flavorful finish)

烧埋shāo mái

to bury; funeral rites

烧屏shāo píng

(electronics) screen burn-in

烧开shāo kāi

to boil

烧录shāo lù

to burn (a CD or DVD)

烧心shāo xīn

to worry

烧杯shāo bēi

beaker (glassware)

烧毛shāo máo

(textiles) to singe

烧水shāo shuǐ

to heat water; to boil water

烧火shāo huǒ

to light a fire for cooking

烧灼shāo zhuó

to burn; to scorch

烧炭shāo tàn

to manufacture charcoal; to burn charcoal (often a reference to suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning)

烧焊shāo hàn

to weld

烧煤shāo méi

to burn coal

烧煮shāo zhǔ

to cook

烧瓶shāo píng

laboratory flask

烧硬shāo yìng

to fire (pottery)

烧碱shāo jiǎn

caustic soda; sodium hydroxide NaOH

烧红shāo hóng

to heat until red-hot

烧纸shāo zhǐ

to burn paper offerings (as part of religious ceremony)

烧结shāo jié

to sinter; to agglomerate ore by burning

烧胎shāo tāi

burnout; peel out

烧脑shāo nǎo

(neologism, attested by 2016) (coll.) (of a situation, problem or piece of content) intensely demanding on the brain; brain-bending

烧腊shāo là

siu mei (燒味|味[shao1 wei4]) made from cured meat 臘肉|腊肉[la4 rou4]

烧茶shāo chá

to make tea

烧荒shāo huāng

to clear waste land or forest by burning; slash-and-burn (agriculture)

烧菜shāo cài

to cook

烧钱shāo qián

to burn joss paper; (fig.) to flush money down the toilet

烧锅shāo guō

a still (for distilling alcohol)

烧饼shāo bing

baked sesame seed-coated cake

烧香shāo xiāng

to burn incense

烧鸟shāo niǎo

yakitori, a Japanese dish of skewered grilled chicken

烧麦shāo mài

variant of 燒賣|卖[shao1 mai4]

烧写器shāo xiě qì

programmer (electronics)

烧利市shāo lì shì

(old) to burn paper money as an offering

烧夷弹shāo yí dàn

incendiary bomb

烧水壶shāo shuǐ hú

kettle

烧火棍shāo huǒ gùn

stick or rod used to tend a fire

烧灼伤shāo zhuó shāng

burn (injury); scorching