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烤 Stroke Order — How to Write 烤

Stroke Order

烤 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 火, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

烤 Radical and Character Components

Components:火考

烤 is a phono-semantic compound: 火 (fire) carries the meaning, while 考 indicates the sound.

Radical: 火 + 6 more strokes

烤 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • kǎo

Meanings of 烤 in Chinese

1

kǎo烤

To roast, bake, or grill food using heat.
我们今天晚上想去外面烤肉。
We want to go barbecue outside tonight.
To warm oneself by a fire; to toast or roast (e.g., hands).
我的手很冷，让我烤一烤手。
My hands are very cold, let me warm them by the fire.

Common Words and Phrases with 烤

1
kǎo烤bǐng饼
A scone, a type of quick bread originating from Britain, typically made with barley or oat flour, soda, sugar, and salt.
下午茶时，玛丽喜欢搭配一杯红茶和一份涂有果酱和奶油的烤饼
For afternoon tea, Mary enjoys a cup of black tea with a scone spread with jam and cream.
2
kǎo烤diàn电
Diathermy, a medical treatment that uses high-frequency current to generate heat within body tissues for therapeutic purposes.
医生建议我用烤电治疗我的膝盖疼痛，以促进血液循环和减轻不适。
The doctor suggested I use diathermy to treat my knee pain to promote blood circulation and relieve discomfort.
3
kǎo烤huā花
To fuse colors into a material (e.g., glass) by applying a compound and reheating it.
为了使这幅釉上彩画的色彩更加饱和与持久，艺术家对它进行了多次细致的烤花处理
To make the colors of this overglaze painting more saturated and long-lasting, the artist subjected it to multiple meticulous firing processes.
4
kǎo烤huǒ火
To warm oneself by a fire, often a bonfire or stove.
外面下着雪，我们一家人围坐在一起烤火，感觉特别温馨
It's snowing outside, and our family is sitting together by the fire to warm up, feeling particularly cozy.
5
kǎo烤lú炉
An oven or roaster, an appliance for baking or cooking food.
我们周末在后院用烤炉烤肉，享受户外美食。
On the weekend, we used the barbecue grill in the backyard to cook meat and enjoy outdoor food.
6
kǎo烤miàn面bāo包
to heat bread until it turns brown and crisp
早餐我喜欢吃烤面包配果酱和黄油。
For breakfast, I like to eat toast with jam and butter.
7
kǎo烤ròu肉
Roasted or grilled meat.
他喜欢在家里和朋友一起烤肉。
He likes to barbecue at home with friends.
8
kǎo烤xiāng箱
An enclosed appliance used for baking or roasting food.
我把饼干放进烤箱里烤。
I put the cookies in the oven to bake.
9
kǎo烤yā鸭
Roast duck, typically referring to Beijing roast duck, a dish of specially prepared duck roasted until its skin is crisp and meat tender.
我最喜欢在周末和家人一起去饭店吃烤鸭
I like to go to a restaurant with my family to eat roast duck on weekends.
10
kǎo烤yān烟
Flue-cured tobacco; tobacco leaves dried in special curing barns, typically yellowish and elastic, used as the main raw material for cigarettes.
这种烤烟的香气浓郁，很受烟草商的欢迎。
The aroma of this flue-cured tobacco is rich and deeply appreciated by tobacco merchants.
11
kǎo烤zhì炙
To bake or scorch, especially when the sun beats down intensely.
夏日炎炎，烈日烤炙着沙滩，游客们纷纷寻找阴凉
The summer is scorching hot; the fierce sun bakes the beach, and tourists are looking for shade.

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Questions about 烤

What does 烤 mean in Chinese?

烤 (kǎo) means “To roast” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 烤?

烤 is pronounced kǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 烤 have?

烤 has 10 strokes.

How do you write 烤?

烤 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 火. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 烤?

The radical of 烤 is 火, and 烤 is a phono-semantic compound.