烧

• 拼音: shāo
• 汉字拆解: 烧 = 火 (fire) + 尧 (high, phonetic) — fire reaching upward, to burn or cook with fire

含义

To burn; to cook; to roast; to have a fever. A versatile verb covering fire, cooking, and body temperature.

Multiple meanings: (1) to burn (烧火, 烧掉); (2) to cook with heat (烧菜, 红烧 — braised in soy sauce, 烧烤 — barbecue); (3) to have a fever (发烧); (4) to boil (烧水 — boil water).

例句

1. 妈妈在厨房烧了一桌好菜。
2. 他发烧了，体温三十九度。
3. 农民们在田里烧秸秆。

用法指南

语境: cooking, health, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 今天谁烧饭？(Who is cooking today?)
• 孩子发烧了，得去看医生。(The child has a fever — we need to see a doctor.)

错误说法

• 我烧了沙拉 meaning 'I cooked a salad' (烧 implies cooking with heat — for cold dishes, use 做 or 拌)

起源与历史

Combines 火 (fire) and 尧 (phonetic component suggesting height) — fire reaching upward, hence to burn.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal