焚 (fan4 | fen2) : burn

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焚

fan4

fen2

burn; set fire to

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 火 (#86)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

焚

This word has been viewed 3083 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 16th Dec 2010 04:25

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焚燒 fan4 siu1 fen2 shao1 = burn; flame; set on fire

自焚 zi6 fan4 = set oneself on fire; self-immolation

焚化 fan4 faa3 fen2 hua4 = to incinerate; to cremate

焚化爐 fan4 faa3 lou4 fen2 hua4 lu2 = incinerator

焚膏繼晷 fan4 gou1 gai3 gwai2 fen2 gao1 ji4 gui3 = study deep into the night

煮鶴焚琴 zyu2 hok6 fan4 kam4 zhu3 he4 fen2 qin2 = pay no respect for elegance

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Decimal representation of this word: 焚
Unicode code for this character: U+711a (off-site link)

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