Hanzi
Traditional
焚
Simplified
焚

to burn

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

fén, fèn

Bopomofo

ㄈㄣˊ, ㄈㄣˋ

Jyutping

fan4

Example sentences

焚燒 / 焚烧 fénshāo
為了保護環境，政府禁止在露天場所焚燒垃圾。
为了保护环境，政府禁止在露天场所焚烧垃圾。

To protect the environment, the government prohibits the burning of garbage in open spaces.

自焚 zìfén
玩火的人最後會自焚。
玩火的人最后会自焚。

People who play with fire will ultimately destroy themselves.

Example Vocabulary

玉石俱焚

yu4'shi2'ju4'fen2

焚尸

焚燒

fen2'shao1

to burn; to set on fire

焚香

fen2'xiang1

玩火自焚

wan2'huo3'zi4'fen2

自焚

zi4'fen2

to burn oneself; to bring destruction on oneself

焚化

fen2'hua4

焚尸爐

焚書坑儒

fen2'shu1'keng1'ru2

焚毀

fen2'hui3

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