焚 fén fèn

burn

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DEFINITIONS

焚 fén
  • to burn

STROKES

焚 stroke order diagram
焚 stroke order animation

WORDS

焚烧 fén shāo to burn; to set on fire
自焚 zì fén self-immolation
焚毁 fén huǐ to burn down; to destroy with fire; trad. also written 焚毀
焚化 fén huà to cremate
焚香 fén xiāng to burn incense
焚风 fén fēng foehn wind (loanword)
欲火焚身 yù huǒ fén shēn burning with desire
慾火焚身 yù huǒ fén shēn burning with desire
救焚益薪 jiù fén yì xīn add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse; to add fuel to the fire
焚尸 fén shī to cremate
焚屍 fén shī to cremate
焚尸炉 fén shī lú crematorium; crematory oven
焚屍爐 fén shī lú crematorium; crematory oven
焚书坑儒 fén shū kēng rú to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2])
焚書坑儒 fén shū kēng rú to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2])
焚毀 fén huǐ to burn down; to destroy with fire; trad. also written 焚毀
焚燒 fén shāo to burn; to set on fire
焚燬 fén huǐ to burn down; to destroy with fire; trad. also written 焚毀
焚琴煮鹤 fén qín zhǔ hè lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes; fig. to waste valuable resources; to destroy wantonly beautiful things
焚琴煮鶴 fén qín zhǔ hè lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes; fig. to waste valuable resources; to destroy wantonly beautiful things
焚砚 fén yàn to destroy one's ink-slab; to write no more because others write so much better (idiom)
焚硯 fén yàn to destroy one's ink-slab; to write no more because others write so much better (idiom)
焚膏继晷 fén gāo jì guǐ to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day
焚膏繼晷 fén gāo jì guǐ to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day
焚風 fén fēng foehn wind (loanword)
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