fén焚
焚
common
literary
formal
Meaning of 焚
焚 means to burn; to set fire to; to destroy by fire. Pronounced fén.
- to burn; to set fire to; to destroy by fire
Character Info
Radical火
Strokes12
Components
林
火
Stroke Order
焚
Definitions & Examples
Sì寺
miào庙
lǐ里
fén焚
xiāng香
qí祈
fú福
。
Incense is burned in temples to pray for blessings.
Wán玩
huǒ火
zhě者
zhōng终
jiāng将
wán玩
huǒ火
zì自
fén焚
。
Those who play with fire will eventually burn themselves.
Tā他
yōu忧
xīn心
rú如
fén焚
，
chè彻
yè夜
wèi未
mián眠
。
He was extremely worried and couldn't sleep all night.
Nóng农
mín民
fén焚
shāo烧
jiē秸
gǎn秆
de的
zuò做
fǎ法
yǐ已
bèi被
jìn禁
zhǐ止
。
The practice of farmers burning straw has been banned.
Zhè这
běn本
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
shū书
zài在
zhàn战
huǒ火
zhōng中
bèi被
fén焚
huǐ毁
le了
。
This precious book was destroyed by fire during the war.
Common Words
焚烧 / 焚燒fénshāo
burn; burn up; burn down
焚香fénxiāng
burn incense; light incense
焚化fénhuà
cremate; incinerate
焚毁 / 焚毀fénhuǐ
burn down; destroy by fire
忧心如焚 / 憂心如焚yōuxīnrúfén
extremely worried; burning with anxiety
玩火自焚wánhuǒzìfén
play with fire and get burnt; self-destruct; reap what one sows
玉石俱焚yùshíjùfén
jade and stone burned together; good and bad destroyed alike