烤

kǎo
#2,623 most
frequent character
to bake
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

烤 uses 火 fire or heat as the meaning part and 考 kǎo as the sound part. It first meant to dry or heat something near a fire. That grew to bake or toast, and then to roast.

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Example Sentences

我喜欢烤饼干。
wǒ xǐhuān kǎo bǐnggān 。
I like to bake cookies.
他在烤肉。
tāzài kǎoròu 。
He is grilling meat.
我们周末去烤肉吧。
wǒmen zhōumò qù kǎoròu bā 。
Let's go barbecue this weekend.

Words with similar meanings

焙bèi
to roast/bake
焙 (bèi) is a more formal or literary term for baking, often used in culinary contexts.
烘hōng
to bake
烘 (hōng) refers more to the process of baking with heat and is commonly used in relation to pastries and bread.

Homophones

考kǎo
test, examine

Words Starting With 烤

烤鸭kǎo yā
roast duck

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