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Chinese symbol for “scorch”

暴晒
bào shài
Traditional: 暴曬
(of the sun) to scorch; to expose to a scorching sun

The closest CC-CEDICT match for scorch is 暴晒 (bào shài), defined as: (of the sun) to scorch; to expose to a scorching sun.

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

暴 bào
violent, brutal, tyrannical
radical 72 ⽇ · 15 strokes
晒 shài
to dry in the sun; to expose to the sun
radical 72 ⽇ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “scorch”

WordPinyinMeaning
灼zhuóto burn; to sear; to scorch; (bound form) bright; luminous
烤炙kǎo zhìto scorch; (of the sun) to beat down on
灼烧 (灼燒)zhuó shāoto burn; to scorch
烧灼 (燒灼)shāo zhuóto burn; to scorch
烧焦 (燒焦)shāo jiāoto burn; to scorch

Related words

Other words that share a character with 暴晒.

WordPinyinMeaning
暴力bào lìviolence; force
风暴 (風暴)fēng bàostorm; violent commotion
暴露bào lùto expose; to reveal
暴动 (暴動)bào dònginsurrection; rebellion
强暴 (強暴)qiáng bàoviolent; to rape
暴雨bào yǔtorrential rain; rainstorm
晒太阳 (曬太陽)shài tài yángto be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc); to put sth in the sun (e.g. to dry it)
防晒 (防曬)fáng shàisunburn protection

See also: Japanese symbol for “scorch”.

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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