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燔

Character · Verb

to burn; to roast

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to burn; to incinerate

literary

Classical/literary term for burning, often involving a large or sacrificial fire. Found in classical texts.

Fán燔
shāo烧
jì祭
pǐn品
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
yí仪
shì式
 。

Burning offerings was a type of ritual in ancient times.

Liè烈
huǒ火
fán燔
yuán原
 ,
bù不
kě可
xiàng向
ěr迩
 。

A raging fire burning the plains cannot be approached.

2.

verb

to roast; to broil over fire

literary

Classical/literary term for roasting meat or food over an open fire. Often appears in descriptions of ancient cooking or sacrificial rites.

Gǔ古
rén人
fán燔
zhī之
zhì炙
zhī之
 ,
yǐ以
xiǎng享
bīn宾
kè客
 。

The ancients would roast and broil food to entertain guests.

Qǔ取
tún豚
ruò若
jiāng将
 ,
kuī刲
zhī之
kū刳
zhī之
 ,
shí实
zǎo枣
yú于
qí其
fù腹
zhōng中
 ,
biān编
huán萑
yǐ以
jū苴
zhī之
 ,
tú涂
zhī之
yǐ以
jǐn谨
tú涂
 ,
páo炮
zhī之
 ,
tú涂
jiē皆
gàn干
 ,
bāi擘
zhī之
 ,
zhuó濯
shǒu手
yǐ以
mó摩
zhī之
 ,
qù去
qí其
zhǎn皽
 ,
wèi为
dào稻
fěn粉
sōu糔
sōu溲
zhī之
yǐ以
wéi为
yí酏
 ,
yǐ以
fù付
tún豚
 ,
jiān煎
zhū诸
gāo膏
 ,
gāo膏
bì必
miè灭
zhī之
 ,
jù钜
huò镬
tāng汤
 ,
yǐ以
xiǎo小
dǐng鼎
xiāng芗
pú脯
yú于
qí其
zhōng中
 ,
shǐ使
qí其
tāng汤
wú毋
miè灭
dǐng鼎
 ,
sān三
rì日
sān三
yè夜
wú毋
jué绝
huǒ火
 ,
ér而
hòu后
tiáo调
zhī之
yǐ以
xī醯
hǎi醢
 。

(A classical description of elaborate cooking, where '炮之' involves roasting/wrapping and cooking, related to the concept of 燔).