烤 (kǎo) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- to bake
- to cook
- to roast
- to toast
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
Decomposition
烤 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 烤 is 火 — meaning fire. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 烦烟.
How the character is built
烤 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 火 (fire) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 考 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 烤
Tasks Featuring 烤 / 相关任务
Words containing 烤 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 烤 mean in Chinese?
烤 (kǎo) means to bake, to cook, to roast, to toast. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 烤 have?
烤 is written in 10 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 烤?
The radical of 烤 is 火 (fire). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 烦, 烟.
What is the pinyin for 烤?
烤 is pronounced kǎo.
What HSK 4 words use 烤?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 烤 appears in 1 word, including 烤 (kǎo). See the full list above.