| 燒 | [ shāo ] to burn, to cook, to stew, to bake, to roast, fever |
| 燒餅 | [ shāo bing ] (n) baked seseme seed coated cake |
| 燒燬 | [ shāo hǔi ] burn down |
| 燒焦 | [ shāo jiāo ] scorch |
| 燒開 | [ shāo kāi ] boil |
| ⇒ 焙燒 | [ bèi shāo ] roast, bake |
| ⇒ 發燒 | [ fā shāo ] have a high temperature (from illness), have a fever |
| ⇒ 焚燒 | [ fén shāo ] to burn, set on fire |
| ⇒ 高燒 | [ gāo shāo ] (n) high fever |
| ⇒ 紅燒肉 | [ hóng shāo ròu ] red-cooked (pork) meat |
| ⇒ 燃燒 | [ rán shāo ] combustion, flaming, kindle |
| ⇒ 惹火燒身 | [ rě hǔo shāo shēn ] stir up fire and get burnt (expr.), get one's fingers burnt |