xiǎn

燹

Character · Noun

wildfire; conflagration in war

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

wildfire; bushfire; conflagration

literary

Literary term for fire in the wild, especially extensive fires. Most commonly appears in the compound 兵燹 to denote the destruction and fires caused by war.

Bīng兵
xiǎn燹
zhī之
hòu后
 ，
chéng城
chí池
huà化
wéi为
jiāo焦
tǔ土
 。

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

Yuán原
yě野
shàng上
de的
xiǎn燹
huǒ火
màn蔓
yán延
shù数
lǐ里
 。

The wildfire on the plains spread for several miles.

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Lì历
jīng经
bīng兵
xiǎn燹
 ，
gǔ古
jí籍
dà大
duō多
sàn散
yì佚
 。

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