Character data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
2498th character
RADICAL
⽕ (86.8)
STROKES
12
INDEX #
2568
焚 fén fèn
to burn
#2498
Character data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | 2498th character |
| Radical | ⽕ (86.8) |
| Strokes | 12 |
| Index # | 2568 |
Definitions
| 焚 fén |
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Stroke order
Words containing 焚
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to burn; to set on fire
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self-immolation
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to burn down; to destroy with fire; trad. also written 焚毀fén huǐ
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to cremate
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to burn incense
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foehn wind (loanword)
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burning with desire
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burning with desire
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to add fuel to the fire
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to cremate
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to cremate
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crematorium; crematory oven
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crematorium; crematory oven
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to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇qín shǐ huáng)
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burn books and kill scholars; harsh thought control
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to burn down; to destroy with fire; trad. also written 焚毀fén huǐ
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to burn; to set on fire
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to burn down; to destroy with fire; trad. also written 焚毀fén huǐ
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fig. to waste valuable resources
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fig. to waste valuable resources
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to write no more because others write so much better (idiom)
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to write no more because others write so much better (idiom)
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work day and night; work late into the night
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burn the midnight oil; work day and night
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foehn wind (loanword)
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