xiǎn

archaic
literary

Meaning of

燹 means wildfire; bushfire; conflagration. Pronounced xiǎn.

  • wildfire; bushfire; conflagration

Character Info

Radical
Strokes18
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Bīng
xiǎn
zhī
hòu
 
chéng
chí
huà
wéi
jiāo
 

After the devastation of war, the city was reduced to scorched earth.

Yuán
shàng
de
xiǎn
huǒ
màn
yán
shù
 

The wildfire on the plains spread for several miles.

jīng
bīng
xiǎn
 
duō
sàn
 

Having gone through the ravages of war, most ancient books were scattered and lost.