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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

燎 liǎo
to burn, to light; street lamp; signal fire
radical 86 ⽕ · 16 strokes

Other Chinese words for “singe”

WordPinyinMeaning
烧毛 (燒毛)shāo máo(textiles) to singe
火燎huǒ liáoto singe; to scorch

Related words

Other words that share a character with 燎.

WordPinyinMeaning
燎原liáo yuánto start a prairie fire
心急火燎xīn jí huǒ liǎosee 心急如焚 (xīn jí rú fén)
火烧火燎 (火燒火燎)huǒ shāo huǒ liǎorestless with anxiety; to feel unbearably painful or hot
烟熏火燎 (煙燻火燎)yān xūn huǒ liǎosmoke and baking fire (idiom); surrounded by flames and smoke
火燎huǒ liáoto singe; to scorch
燎泡liáo pàoblister (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.

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