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Chinese symbol for “teriyaki”

照烧
zhào shāo
Traditional: 照燒
teriyaki (Japanese cooking technique)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for teriyaki is 照烧 (zhào shāo), defined as: teriyaki (Japanese cooking technique).

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

照 zhào
to shine, to reflect, to illuminate
radical 86 ⽕ · 13 strokes
烧 shāo
to burn, to bake; to heat, to roast
radical 86 ⽕ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 照烧.

WordPinyinMeaning
照片zhào piànphotograph; 张 (zhāng),幅 (fú)
按照àn zhàoaccording to; in accordance with; on the basis of
照顾 (照顧)zhào guto take care of; to show consideration
依照yī zhàoaccording to; in light of
护照 (護照)hù zhàopassport; measure word: 本 (běn), 个 (gè)
拍照pāi zhàoto take a picture
燃烧 (燃燒)rán shāoto ignite; to combust
烧毁 (燒燬)shāo huǐto destroy (or be destroyed) by fire

See also: Japanese symbol for “teriyaki”.

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.