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Chinese symbol for “beaker”

烧杯
shāo bēi
Traditional: 燒杯
beaker (glassware)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for beaker is 烧杯 (shāo bēi), defined as: beaker (glassware).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

烧 shāo
to burn, to bake; to heat, to roast
radical 86 ⽕ · 10 strokes
杯 bēi
cup, glass; measure word for liquids
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 烧杯.

WordPinyinMeaning
燃烧 (燃燒)rán shāoto ignite; to combust
烧毁 (燒燬)shāo huǐto destroy (or be destroyed) by fire
发烧 (發燒)fā shāoto have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever; (fig.) to be fascinated with; to obsess over
焚烧 (焚燒)fén shāoto burn; to set on fire
火烧 (火燒)huǒ shāoto set fire to; to burn down
烧烤 (燒烤)shāo kǎobarbecue; to roast
杯子bēi zicup; glass
奖杯 (獎杯)jiǎng bēitrophy cup

See also: Japanese symbol for “beaker”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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