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fén

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fén Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fén | fen2
English translation
to burn

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About fén

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

fén

Contains the radical

Huǒ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

Setting fire  Huǒ to a forest  Lín

Etymology of fén

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

林火 lín huǒ

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Example sentences using fén

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相反 xiāngfǎn , 他们 tā men 一路 yī lù Dōng chè , 沿途 yán tú 焚毁 fén huǐ 庄稼 zhuāngjia 民居 mín jū .

Instead, they retreated eastward, burning their crops and homes as they went.

人们 rén men 祭献供品 gòng pǐn , zài 圣坛 qián 焚香 fén xiāng 供奉 gòng fèng ,空气 kōngqì Zhōng 香烟 xiāng yān 缭绕 liáo rào .

Victims were offered, the altars smoked, and the odor of incense filled the air.

自我 zì wǒ 伤害 shānghài , 比如 bǐrú mài 或者 huòzhě 焚烧 fén shāo , 导致 dǎozhì 结疤 jié bā 频繁 pínfán 就医 jiù yī .

Self - injury, as cutting or burning, can result in scarring and frequent hospitalizations.

撤退 chètuì de 士兵 shìbīng 汽油 qìyóu 浇到住宅 zhùzhái 商店 shāngdiàn shǎng bìng 放火 fàng huǒ 焚烧 fén shāo

Retreating soldiers were dousing homes and shops with petrol and setting them on fire.

轿车 jiào chē 卡车 kǎchē bèi 放火 fàng huǒ 焚烧 fén shāo 瓶子 píngzi 砖块 zhuān kuài luàn 乱飞

Cars and trucks have been torched, bottles and bricks thrown.

Words with fén

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
焚烧 fén shāo to burn焚燒
fén to burn fén
自焚 zì fén self-immolation自焚 zì fén
焚毁 fén huǐ to burn down焚燬
焚化 fén huà to cremate焚化 fén huà
焚香 fén xiāng to burn incense焚香 fén xiāng
玉石俱焚 yù shí jù fén to burn both jade and common stone玉石俱焚 yù shí jù fén
焚书坑儒 fén shū kēng rú to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇 Qín Shǐ huáng [Qín​Shǐ​huáng])焚書坑儒
玩火自焚 wán huǒ zì fén to get one's fingers burnt玩火自焚 wán huǒ zì fén
焚风 fén fēng foehn wind (loanword)焚風
焚琴煮鹤 fén qín zhǔ hè lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes焚琴煮鶴
焚膏继晷 fén gāo jì guǐ to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day焚膏繼晷

fén Decomposition & Compounds

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