How is 烧 pronounced?

烧 is pronounced “shāo” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 烧?

烧 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 烧?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 烧 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 4verb

烧

Traditional: 燒

shāo

烧 (shāo) means “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”. It is an HSK 4 Chinese character (traditional 燒) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

她在厨房烧菜。

Tā zài chúfáng shāo cài.

She is cooking in the kitchen.

Words containing 烧

发烧fā shāoto have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever 燃烧rán shāoto ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion; flaming

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Frequently asked questions

What does 烧 mean?: 烧 (shāo) means “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”. It is an HSK 4 word.
How is 烧 pronounced?: 烧 is pronounced “shāo” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 烧?: 烧 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 烧?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 烧 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18