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HSK
5
烤
roast
Composition
Components
火
fire
丂
handle
elder
Sounds
k-
Kermit the Frog
-ao
barn
3
basement
Pinyin
kao3
•
kǎo
Meaning
Primary
roast
Alternatives
roasting, roasted
Mnemonic
[k-] Kermit
is in the
[3] cellar
of the
[-ao] barn
, hanging out with his
elder
who is a comically old frog. On the tip of a long
丂 handle
they are
烤 roasting
something over a
火 fire
. Probably some
烤 roasted
bugs... frogs love those!