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roast

HSK 7
Nature →Elements
kǎo
コウ
あぶ.る
Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 考 represents the sound.
Components
火 fire+ 考 take an exam =
烤 roast
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire
fire, flame
考 Phonetic component
kǎo take an exam
to beat
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Notes
Similar Characters
光 ray叟 man堇 yellow尉 officer灭 wipe (simp)灰 ashes灷 tinder災 disaster (trad/jp)灾 disaster (simp)炎 inflammation炏 flame烦 bother (simp)煩 vexed (trad/jp)票 ticket秋 autumn赤 crimson伙 mate (simp)狄 tribe from northern china钬 element (simp)尞 burnt offering
Chinese
烤 [kǎo]
to roast; to bake; to broil
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (48)
烧烤 [shāo​kǎo] #5,897
barbecue
烧烤 [shāo​kǎo] #5,897
barbecue
烤肉 [kǎo​ròu] #5,877
barbecue (lit. roast meat)
烤箱 [kǎo​xiāng] #7,619
oven
烤烟 [kǎo​yān] #15,159
flue-cured tobacco
烤烟 [kǎo​yān] #15,159
flue-cured tobacco
烘烤 [hōng​kǎo] #18,317
to roast
烤鸭 [kǎo​yā] #32,210
roast duck
烤鸭 [kǎo​yā] #32,210
roast duck
烤炉 [kǎo​lú] #15,231
oven (PRC)
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