Chinese symbol for “singe”
燎
liǎo
to singe
The closest CC-CEDICT match for singe is 燎 (liǎo), defined as: to singe.
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
Other Chinese words for “singe”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 燎.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 燎原 | liáo yuán | to start a prairie fire |
| 心急火燎 | xīn jí huǒ liǎo | see 心急如焚 (xīn jí rú fén) |
| 火烧火燎 (火燒火燎) | huǒ shāo huǒ liǎo | restless with anxiety; to feel unbearably painful or hot |
| 烟熏火燎 (煙燻火燎) | yān xūn huǒ liǎo | smoke and baking fire (idiom); surrounded by flames and smoke |
| 火燎 | huǒ liáo | to singe; to scorch |
| 燎泡 | liáo pào | blister (caused by burns) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “singe”.
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.