烤
烤 (kǎo) means “to roast”. It is made of 火 + 考 and has 10 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 烤 into its parts
What 烤 is made of
- 火 huǒ — fire
- 丷 ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人 rén — person
- 丷 ha — kwukyel
- 考 kǎo — to test
- 耂 lǎo — old
- 土 tǔ — earth
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丂 kǎo — obstruction of breath (qi)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 耂 lǎo — old
烤 stroke order
Example sentences
妈妈在烤面包。Māma zài kǎo miànbāo.Mom is baking bread.
我们晚上烤鱼吃吧。Wǒmen wǎnshang kǎo yú chī ba.Let's grill fish for dinner.
Words with 烤
Also built with 火
- 伙huǒgroup
- 灭mièto extinguish
- 灯dēnglamp
- 灰huīash
- 灵língspirit
- 灶zàokitchen
- 灾zāidisaster
- 灿cànvivid
- 炉lúfireplace
- 炊chuīmeal
- 炎yánflame
- 炒chǎoto stir-fry
Quick facts
| Pinyin | kǎo |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to roast; to bake; to grill |
| Strokes | 10 |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 4 (exam 2025) |
Questions about 烤
What does 烤 mean?
烤 (kǎo) means “to roast; to bake; to grill”.
How many strokes does 烤 have?
烤 has 10 strokes.
What parts make up 烤?
烤 is made of 火 (fire) and 考 (to test).
Which HSK level is 烤?
烤 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Learn 烤 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 43: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.