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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “scorch”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灼 | zhuó | to burn; to sear; to scorch; (bound form) bright; luminous |
| 烤炙 | kǎo zhì | to scorch; (of the sun) to beat down on |
| 灼烧 (灼燒) | zhuó shāo | to burn; to scorch |
| 烧灼 (燒灼) | shāo zhuó | to burn; to scorch |
| 烧焦 (燒焦) | shāo jiāo | to burn; to scorch |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 暴晒.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暴力 | bào lì | violence; force |
| 风暴 (風暴) | fēng bào | storm; violent commotion |
| 暴露 | bào lù | to expose; to reveal |
| 暴动 (暴動) | bào dòng | insurrection; rebellion |
| 强暴 (強暴) | qiáng bào | violent; to rape |
| 暴雨 | bào yǔ | torrential rain; rainstorm |
| 晒太阳 (曬太陽) | shài tài yáng | to 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 shài | sunburn 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.