Meaning
burn
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “fen” becomes a different word in each tone. 焚 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 焚烧fén shāoto burn; to set on fire
- 心急如焚xīn jí rú fénsee 心急火燎
- 自焚zì fénto set oneself on fire; to self-immolate
- 焚化fén huàto cremate
- 焚风fén fēngfoehn wind (loanword)
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Example Sentence
“玩火自焚”告诉我们不要做危险的事。“Wán huǒ zì fén” gào su wǒ men bú yào zuò wēi xiǎn de shì.The phrase playing with fire burns oneself tells us not to do dangerous things.
“玩火自焚“Wán huǒ zì fén”to get one's fingers burnt”告诉gào suto press charges我们wǒ menwe不要bú yàodon't!做zuòto make危险wēi xiǎndanger的deof事shìmatter。