烧
shāo · HSK 4
burn
🔥 烧 = 火 (fire) + 尧 (phonetic, sounds like shāo/yáo)
The 火 radical on the left marks fire-related meanings: burn, roast, broil. The right side 尧 (yáo) is the phonetic component, giving the sound shāo. Common in 烧烤 (barbecue) and 发烧 (have a fever).
烧 — fire radical 火 + 尧 (phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound: 火 'fire' gives the meaning 'to burn,' while 尧 (yáo) supplies the sound, shifted to shāo. The right side was simplified from 燒. Core sense 'burn' extended to cooking senses like 'roast' and 'braise.'