烧
shāoTraditional 燒
to cook; to roast; to stew (as in 烧鹅, 红烧)
Every meaning
shāo
- to cook; to roast; to stew (as in 烧鹅, 红烧)
- to burn
- to heat; to boil (as in 烧水)
- to burn through (money)
- fever (as in 发烧)
In the Library
原来是老爷爷在火里烧竹子。
年兽来了 · The legend of Nian, the Chinese New Year monster · HSK 4
她找来红、黄、蓝、黑、白五种颜色的石头，用大火烧了很久，把石头烧化了，再慢慢地把天上的洞补好。
女娲补天 · Nüwa mends the sky · HSK 5
第三天，他带来了一口锅，连水都烧好了。
Words with 烧
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).