烧
烧 (shāo) means “to burn”. It is made of 火 + 尧 and has 10 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
Break 烧 into its parts
What 烧 is made of
- 火 huǒ — fire
- 丷 ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人 rén — person
- 丷 ha — kwukyel
- 尧 yáo — a legendary ancient emperor-sage
- 戈 gē — spear
- 兀 wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿 ér — child
Origin hint: 火 gives the meaning, 尧 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
烧 stroke order
Example sentences
我去烧点儿开水。Wǒ qù shāo diǎnr kāishuǐ.I'll go boil some water.
妈妈会烧鱼吗？Māma huì shāo yú ma?Can Mom cook fish?
Words with 烧
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 | shāo |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to burn; to boil; to cook |
| Strokes | 10 |
| Radical | 火 (fire, #86) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 4 (2021) |
Questions about 烧
What does 烧 mean?
烧 (shāo) means “to burn; to boil; to cook”.
How many strokes does 烧 have?
烧 has 10 strokes.
What is the radical of 烧?
The radical of 烧 is 火 (huǒ, “fire”), Kangxi radical number 86.
What parts make up 烧?
烧 is made of 火 (fire) and 尧 (a legendary ancient emperor-sage).
Which HSK level is 烧?
烧 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Learn 烧 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 24: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.