fén
焚 (fén) is a Chinese word meaning “to burn”.
Meanings
- 1to burn
Related words
焚烧to burn自焚to set oneself on fire; to self-immolate焚毁to burn down焚毁to burn down焚化to cremate心急如焚see 心急火燎[xin1 ji2 huo3 liao3]焚香to burn incense焚风foehn wind (loanword)兰艾同焚lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common救焚益薪add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse欲火焚身burning with desire焚书坑儒to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2])