Memory phrase for the character: 烧

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to roast, to cook, to burn, to stew

shāo

Left: fire 火, right: Emperor Tang Yao 尧 (variation of halberd 戈, table

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The fire is at the side and the halberd serves as a spit/skewer over the table: for roasting.

火	fire	Also this radical 灬 stands for fire.
尧	Tang Yao	fourth of Five legendary
	table	The interpretation as a table is not etymologically correct, but is helpful in many cases. Also this 几is seen as a table.

燃烧	rán shāo	combustion; flaming; kindle
烧杯	shāo bēi	beaker (glassware)
烧瓶	shāo píng	laboratory flask
烧饼	shāo bing	baked sesame seed coated cake
焚烧	fén shāo	to burn; set on fire
烧煮	shāo zhǔ	to cook
焙烧	bèi shāo	to roast; to bake (e.g. mineral ore)
焙烧	bèi shāo

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