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kǎo

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kǎo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kǎo | kao3
English translation
to roast
to bake
to broil
to bake, to cook, to roast, to toast

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About kǎo

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

kǎo

Contains the radical

Huǒ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

fire

Etymology of kǎo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

火考

Semantic compound

Huǒ

Phonetic compound

kǎo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Huǒ represents the meaning and kǎo represents the sound.

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Example sentences using kǎo

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hěn 饿 è ,因而 yīnér jiào le liǎng fèn 烤鸭 kǎoyā .

He was hungry and ordered two portions of roast duck.

酷爱 kù aì 堆积如山 duī jī rú shān de kǎo 马铃薯 mǎ líng shǔ Jiā 酸奶 suān nǎi yóu .

He loves humongous baked potatoes piled high with sour cream.

不知不觉 bù zhī bù jué de zhàn dào le 壁炉 bì lú qián , lǒng zhāo liǎng shǒu zài duī 热烘烘 de 煤火 shǎng kǎo zhāo .

I found myself standing before a fireplace, warming my hands over a mound of glowing coals.

我们 wǒmen yǒu táng jiàng kǎo 肉酱 ròu jiàng 芥末 jiè mo .

A: We have sweet - and - sour, barbecue, and hot mustard.

预热 yù rè 烤箱 kǎo xiāng 烘焙 hōng bèi 大约 dàyuē 12-15分钟 fēnzhōng 直到 zhí dào jiān 金黄色 jīn huáng sè .

Bake in the preheated oven for about 12 - 15 minutes until lightly browned.

Words with kǎo

Explore 16 words and sayings that include the Chinese character kǎo in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
kǎo to roast kǎo
烧烤 shāo kǎo barbecue燒烤
烤肉 kǎo ròu barbecue (lit. roast meat)烤肉 kǎo ròu
烤箱 kǎo xiāng oven烤箱 kǎo xiāng
烤烟 kǎo yān flue-cured tobacco烤煙
烘烤 hōng kǎo to roast烘烤 hōng kǎo
烤鸭 kǎoyā roast duck烤鴨
烤炉 kǎo lú oven (PRC)烤爐
烤鸡 kǎo jī roast chicken烤雞
烤火 kǎo huǒ to warm oneself at a fire烤火 kǎo huǒ
烤面包 kǎo miàn bāo toast烤麵包
北京烤鸭 Běi jīng kǎo yā Peking Duck北京烤鴨
烤盘 kǎo pán baking tray烤盤
烤面包机 kǎo miàn bāo jī toaster烤麵包機
烤炙 kǎo zhì to scorch烤炙 kǎo zhì
烤电 kǎo diàn diathermia (medical treatment involving local heating of body tissues with electric current)烤電

kǎo Decomposition & Compounds

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kǎo Decomposition

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