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焚
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to burn

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fén
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Words starting with 焚Words ending in 焚Anywhere in a word

Words starting with 焚

焚烧fén shāo

to burn; to set on fire

焚毁fén huǐ

to burn down; to destroy with fire

焚化fén huà

to cremate

焚尸fén shī

to cremate

焚砚fén yàn

to destroy one's ink-slab (i.e. to write no more because others write so much better)

Words ending in 焚

自焚zì fén

to set oneself on fire; to self-immolate

心急如焚xīn jí rú fén

(idiom) burning with anxiety; extremely anxious or impatient

玉石俱焚yù shí jù fén

to burn both jade and common stone; to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)

玩火自焚wán huǒ zì fén

to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences; to get one's fingers burnt

兰艾同焚lán ài tóng fén

lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common; the rain falls on the just and unjust alike

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