pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
烧
燒
shao1
to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head
strokes
16
radical
strokes after radical
12
焙烧
焙燒
bei4 shao1
to roast; to bake (e.g. mineral ore)
叉烧
叉燒
cha1 shao1
char siu; barbecued pork
叉烧包
叉燒包
cha1 shao1 bao1
roast pork bun; cha siu baau
串烧
串燒
chuan4 shao1
to cook on a skewer; barbecued food on a skewer; shish kebab
低烧
低燒
di1 shao1
a low fever (up to 38°C)
煅烧
煅燒
duan4 shao1
to calcine (purify by heating)
发烧
發燒
fa1 shao1
to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever
发烧友
發燒友
fa1 shao1 you3
fan; zealot
焚烧
焚燒
fen2 shao1
to burn; to set on fire
高烧
高燒
gao1 shao1
fever; high temperature
红烧
紅燒
hong2 shao1
simmer-fried (dish)
红烧肉
紅燒肉
hong2 shao1 rou4
red braised pork
火烧
火燒
huo3 shao1
to set fire to; to burn down; burning hot; baked cake
火烧火燎
火燒火燎
huo3 shao1 huo3 liao2
restless with anxiety; unbearably hot and anxious
火烧眉毛
火燒眉毛
huo3 shao1 mei2 mao5
lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency
火烧云
火燒雲
huo3 shao1 yun2
nuée ardente; hot cloud of volcanic ash
拣佛烧香
揀佛燒香
jian3 fo2 shao1 xiang1
to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
蜡烛两头烧
蠟燭兩頭燒
la4 zhu2 liang3 tou2 shao1
to burn the candle at both ends (idiom); to labor under a double burden
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
liu2 de5 qing1 shan1 zai4 - bu4 pa4 mei2 chai2 shao1
While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
焖烧锅
燜燒鍋
men4 shao1 guo1
to casserole; to stew; vacuum flask; cooker
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚
平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳
ping2 shi2 bu4 shao1 xiang1 - lin2 shi2 bao4 fo2 jiao3
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; doing things at the last minute; to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
全烧祭
全燒祭
quan2 shao1 ji4
burnt offering (Judaism)
燃烧
燃燒
ran2 shao1
to ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion; flaming
燃烧匙
燃燒匙
ran2 shao1 chi2
deflagrating spoon; combustion spoon
燃烧弹
燃燒彈
ran2 shao1 dan4
fire bomb; incendiary device
燃烧剂
燃燒劑
ran2 shao1 ji4
incendiary agent
燃烧瓶
燃燒瓶
ran2 shao1 ping2
Molotov cocktail
惹火烧身
惹火燒身
re3 huo3 shao1 shen1
stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt; fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling
日式烧肉
日式燒肉
ri4 shi4 shao1 rou4
yakiniku (Japanese-style grilled meat)
烧包
燒包
shao1 bao1
to forget oneself in extravagance; to burn money
烧杯
燒杯
shao1 bei1
beaker (glassware)
烧饼
燒餅
shao1 bing5
baked sesame seed-coated cake
烧菜
燒菜
shao1 cai4
to cook
烧茶
燒茶
shao1 cha2
to make tea
烧到
燒到
shao1 dao4
to have a fever reaching (a certain temperature)
烧高香
燒高香
shao1 gao1 xiang1
to burn incense; to thank profusely
烧锅
燒鍋
shao1 guo1
a still (for distilling alcohol)
烧焊
燒焊
shao1 han4
to weld
烧红
燒紅
shao1 hong2
heat until red
烧荒
燒荒
shao1 huang1
to clear waste land or forest by burning; slash-and-burn (agriculture)
烧毁
燒燬
shao1 hui3
to burn; to burn down
烧火
燒火
shao1 huo3
to light a fire for cooking
烧碱
燒鹼
shao1 jian3
caustic soda NaOH
烧焦
燒焦
shao1 jiao1
to burn; to scorch; burned; burning; scorched; charred
烧结
燒結
shao1 jie2
to sinter; to agglomerate ore by burning
烧酒
燒酒
shao1 jiu3
name of a famous Tang dynasty wine; same as 白酒
烧开
燒開
shao1 kai1
to boil
烧烤
燒烤
shao1 kao3
barbecue; to roast
烧烤酱
燒烤醬
shao1 kao3 jiang4
barbecue sauce
烧腊
燒臘
shao1 la4
barbecue (Cantonese style)
烧利市
燒利市
shao1 li4 shi4
(old) to burn paper money as an offering
烧录
燒錄
shao1 lu4
to burn (a CD or DVD)
烧埋
燒埋
shao1 mai2
to bury; funeral rites
烧麦
燒麥
shao1 mai4
shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling; also written 燒賣|烧卖
烧卖
燒賣
shao1 mai4
shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling; also written 燒麥|烧麦
烧毛
燒毛
shao1 mao2
to singe (textiles)
烧煤
燒煤
shao1 mei2
to burn coal
烧瓶
燒瓶
shao1 ping2
laboratory flask
烧钱
燒錢
shao1 qian2
to burn money (esp. paper money as part of religious ceremony); (fig.) to spend money crazily
烧茄子
燒茄子
shao1 qie2 zi5
stewed eggplant
烧伤
燒傷
shao1 shang1
burn (injury)
烧水
燒水
shao1 shui3
to heat water; to boil water
烧死
燒死
shao1 si3
to burn to death
烧胎
燒胎
shao1 tai1
burnout; peel out
烧炭
燒炭
shao1 tan4
to manufacture charcoal; to burn charcoal (often a reference to suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning)
烧味
燒味
shao1 wei4
siu mei; spit-roasted meat dish in Cantonese cuisine
烧香
燒香
shao1 xiang1
to burn incense
烧香拜佛
燒香拜佛
shao1 xiang1 bai4 fo2
to burn incense and worship Buddha
烧心
燒心
shao1 xin1
to worry
烧夷弹
燒夷彈
shao1 yi2 dan4
fire bomb; incendiary device
烧硬
燒硬
shao1 ying4
to fire (pottery)
烧纸
燒紙
shao1 zhi3
to burn paper offerings (as part of religious ceremony)
烧制
燒製
shao1 zhi4
to fire (in a kiln)
烧煮
燒煮
shao1 zhu3
to cook
烧灼
燒灼
shao1 zhuo2
to burn; to scorch; to cauterize
烧灼感
燒灼感
shao1 zhuo2 gan3
burning pain
烧灼伤
燒灼傷
shao1 zhuo2 shang1
burn (injury); scorching
烧灼疼
燒灼疼
shao1 zhuo2 teng2
burning pain
寿喜烧
壽喜燒
shou4 xi3 shao1
sukiyaki
铁板烧
鐵板燒
tie3 ban3 shao1
teppanyaki
铜锣烧
銅鑼燒
tong2 luo2 shao1
dorayaki (a Japanese confection)
退烧
退燒
tui4 shao1
to reduce fever
退烧药
退燒藥
tui4 shao1 yao4
antipyretic (drug to reduce fever, such as sulfanilamide)
野火烧不尽，春风吹又生
野火燒不盡，春風吹又生
ye3 huo3 shao1 bu4 jin4 - chun1 feng1 chui1 you4 sheng1
lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb); fig. cannot be easily eliminated; abbr. to 野火春風|野火春风
引火烧身
引火燒身
yin3 huo3 shao1 shen1
to invite trouble
照烧
照燒
zhao4 shao1
teriyaki (Japanese cooking technique)
真金不怕火来烧
真金不怕火來燒
zhen1 jin1 bu4 pa4 huo3 lai2 shao1
see 真金不怕火煉|真金不怕火炼