03079 Chinese character of 烙 and pronounce lok3

The Chinese character【烙】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes an action or an object. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Branding or burning. Explanation: 1. (1) To bake with hot metal. Such as: “burning with fire”. (2) Scalding marks. For example: “Plum Blossom Brand”. 2. (1) To bake with hot metal. Such as: “brand”. (2) Cook food in a hot pan. For example: “pancake”.

Below, you can see how this Chinese character is pronounced.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【烙】:lào

Cantonese Jyutping of 【烙】:lok3

Here’s an overview of the essential details about the character 【烙】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【烙】, for example:Describing an action or object , It means mainly to brand or burn.Because of the extensive meanings of Chinese characters, some intricate details and specialized uses might not be fully presented here.

【烙】is an individual word that merges with others to generate specific phrases, for example【烙印、烙餅】(Mandarin Pinyin:lào yìn 、lào bǐng/ Cantonese Jyutping:lok3 jan3 、lok3 beng2)

This character is written with 10 strokes,It is a Chinese character that must be learned by those aiming to reach a near-native level of proficiency in Chinese,This sentence serves as an example of how to use this character.:


她做了一張香脆的烙餅。

She made a crispy pancake.


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