烧烧Stroke order for 烧

shāo
Very Common

Basic Meaning

v
to burn; to set on fire
使东西着火。
Words:
燃烧焚烧烧香烧煤取暖烧毁
Synonyms:
焚燃
Sentences:
  1. 那(nà)场(chǎng)大(dà)火(huǒ)烧(shāo)毁(huǐ)了(le)几(jǐ)栋(dòng)房(fáng)子(zi)。
    That big fire burned down several houses.
  2. 很(hěn)多(duō)寺(sì)庙(miào)允(yǔn)许(xǔ)游(yóu)客(kè)在(zài)院(yuàn)子(zi)里(lǐ)烧(shāo)香(xiāng)。
    Many temples allow visitors to burn incense in the courtyard.
v
Common for cooking, firing pottery, boiling water, etc.
to heat; to apply heat/chemicals to change something
加热或接触某些化学药品、放射性物质等使物体起变化。
Words:
烧水烧砖烧饭烧炭烧菜
Sentences:
  1. 他(tā)在(zài)厨(chú)房(fáng)用(yòng)煤(méi)气(qì)灶(zào)烧(shāo)水(shuǐ)。
    He is boiling water using a gas stove in the kitchen.
  2. 今(jīn)天(tiān)晚(wǎn)上(shàng)我(wǒ)烧(shāo)饭(fàn)，你(nǐ)洗(xǐ)碗(wǎn)，好(hǎo)吗(ma)？
    I'll cook tonight, and you wash the dishes, okay?
v
Often used in dishes like 红烧肉, 烧茄子.
a cooking method: to braise/stew (often after frying)
烹调方法，先用油炸，再加汤汁来炒或炖，或先煮熟再用油炸。
Words:
烧茄子红烧鲤鱼烧羊肉烧鸡红烧肉
Sentences:
  1. 奶(nǎi)奶(nai)做(zuò)的(de)红(hóng)烧(shāo)肉(ròu)特(tè)别(bié)好(hǎo)吃(chī)。
    Grandma's braised pork belly is especially delicious.
  2. 这(zhè)家(jiā)餐(cān)厅(tīng)的(de)烧(shāo)茄(qié)子(zi)是(shì)招(zhāo)牌(pái)菜(cài)。
    The braised eggplant at this restaurant is their signature dish.
n
fever; temperature above normal
指超过正常体温的体温。
Words:
退烧低烧高烧退烧药
Sentences:
  1. 孩(hái)子(zi)发(fā)高(gāo)烧(shāo)了(le)，得(děi)赶(gǎn)紧(jǐn)吃(chī)退(tuì)烧(shāo)药(yào)。
    The child has a high fever; we need to give them fever-reducing medicine quickly.
v
Said of plants wilting/dying due to excessive fertilizer.
to burn (plants) with fertilizer; to scorch
施肥过多，使植物枯萎、死亡。
Sentences:
  1. 施(shī)肥(féi)太(tài)多(duō)，结(jié)果(guǒ)把(bǎ)花(huā)都(dōu)烧(shāo)死(sǐ)了(le)。
    Too much fertilizer was applied, and as a result, all the flowers were scorched to death.
v
Often seen in the word 烧包 (a slang term meaning to show off wealth).
to get carried away by wealth or privilege; to be swollen-headed
因财富过多或条件优越而忘乎所以。
Words:
烧包
Sentences:
  1. 他(tā)刚(gāng)中(zhòng)彩(cǎi)票(piào)就(jiù)烧(shāo)包(bāo)得(de)不(bù)行(xíng)，到(dào)处(chù)炫(xuàn)耀(yào)。
    As soon as he won the lottery, he got incredibly carried away and showed off everywhere.
v
Used when a wire, filament, or fuse melts/breaks from excessive current.
to burn out; to blow (e.g., a fuse, light bulb)
灯丝、保险丝等被烧断。
Sentences:
  1. 家(jiā)里(lǐ)的(de)灯(dèng)泡(pào)好(hǎo)像(xiàng)烧(shāo)了(le)，不(bù)亮(liàng)了(le)。
    The light bulb at home seems to have blown; it's not lighting up.
  2. 电(diàn)路(lù)超(chāo)负(fù)荷(hè)，把(bǎ)保(bǎo)险(xiǎn)丝(sī)给(gěi)烧(shāo)断(duàn)了(le)。
    The circuit was overloaded and burned out the fuse.

Writing & Component

Radical火
Structureleft_right
Stroke Count10
Strokes丶丿丿丶一㇂丿一丿乚