Tra từ char - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

char [char chars charred charring] verb, noun BrE [tʃɑː(r)] NAmE [tʃɑːr]
verb (-rr-)
1. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) to become black by burning; to make sth black by burning it
see also ↑charred
2. intransitive (old-fashioned, BrE)to work as a cleaner in a house
•She went out charring in the mornings.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
v. sense 1 late 17th cent. ↑charcoaln. sense 2 late 16th cent. cha Chinese Mandarin dialect chá

Synonyms:
burn
char • scald • scorch • singe
These words all mean to damage, injure, destroy or kill sb/sth with heat or fire.
burn • to damage, injure, destroy or kill sb/sth with fire, heat or acid; to be damaged, etc. by fire, heat or acid: ▪ She burned all his letters. ◇ ▪ The house ▪ burned down ▪ in 1995.
char • [usually passive] to make sth black by burning it; to become black by burning: ▪ The bodies had been charred beyond recognition.
scald • to burn part of your body with very hot liquid or steam.
scorch • to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot: ▪ I scorched my dress when I was ironing it.
singe • to burn the surface of sth slightly, usually by mistake; to be burnt in this way: ▪ He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette.
scorch or singe?
Things are scorched by heat or fire. Things can only be singed by fire or a flame.
to burn/scald yourself/your hand
to burn/scorch/singe your hair/clothes
burned out/charred/scorched remains/ruins/buildings

Example Bank:
•The bodies were charred beyond recognition.
•The flame licked through the paper, which charred and crinkled.
•The tables had been pocked and charred by cigarettes.

noun (old-fashioned, BrE)
1. countable = ↑charwoman
2. uncountable (informal)tea
•a cup of char

Word Origin:
v. sense 1 late 17th cent. ↑charcoaln. sense 2 late 16th cent. cha Chinese Mandarin dialect chá