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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- kao3
- English meanings
- oven broil, warm (hands, bake, feet) near fire, torrefy, roast, scallop, warm (hands/feet) near fire, parch, crisp, grill, warm near fire, broil, toast
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 火; right 考.
Meaning & sound clues
火 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “fire”.
考 is identified as the sound component (kǎo). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 烤.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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take an exam
depend/rely on
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 烤肉
- 烤鸭
- 烧烤