"Charred" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 烧焦 | shāo jiāo | to burn / to scorch / burned / burning / scorched / charred |  |
| 焦 |  jiāo | burnt / scorched / charred / worried / anxious / coke / joule (abbr. for 焦耳[jiao1 er3]) |  |
| 镬气 | huò qì | "wok hei", a distinctive smoky, charred, and slightly caramelized flavor imparted to food cooked in a wok over a high flame (orthographic borrowing from Cantonese, Jyutping: wok6 hei3) | |
