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).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 烧杯.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 燃烧 (燃燒) | rán shāo | to ignite; to combust |
| 烧毁 (燒燬) | shāo huǐ | to destroy (or be destroyed) by fire |
| 发烧 (發燒) | fā shāo | to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever; (fig.) to be fascinated with; to obsess over |
| 焚烧 (焚燒) | fén shāo | to burn; to set on fire |
| 火烧 (火燒) | huǒ shāo | to set fire to; to burn down |
| 烧烤 (燒烤) | shāo kǎo | barbecue; to roast |
| 杯子 | bēi zi | cup; glass |
| 奖杯 (獎杯) | jiǎng bēi | trophy 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.