烧

Traditional: 燒

shāo

Dictionary entry

to burn; to set on fire

What does 烧 mean?

烧 (shāo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to burn; to set on fire

2to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc)

3to braise

4to cook; to prepare food

5to run a fever

6fever

7(coll.) to become full of oneself; to get carried away

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烧shāoto burn; to set on fire · to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc)

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How to pronounce 烧

烧

shāo

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