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焚 [fén]
1. 烧。
Burn.
1.1 烧:~烧。~毁。~化。~香。~书坑儒。~膏继晷。
To burn: burn; destroy; incinerate; burn incense; burn books and bury scholars; study diligently day and night.
1.2 忧心如~。
Worry like burning.
2. 【本义】烧山。
[Original meaning] to burn forests.
3. 【造字法】会意。从火,从林。古人田猎,为了把野兽从树林里赶出来,就采用焚林的办法。
[Character formation] Pictophonetic: from fire and forest. In ancient times, hunting was done by burning forests to drive out wild animals.
4. 用火烧山林宿草。
[En.] Burn weeds and till.
5. 旧时的一种酷刑。用火烧死。
[En.] A form of torture used in the past. To burn someone to death.
6. 炙;烤。
[En.] Roast.
引:
1. 《说文》:焚,烧田也。
Shuowen: "焚 means burning fields."
2. 《公羊传·桓公七年》:焚咸丘。
Gongyang Zhuan: "Burning Xiánqiū."
3. 《韩非子·难一》:焚林而田。
Han Feizi: "Burning forests for farming."
例:
1. 玩火者必自焚;焚舟。
Those who play with fire will burn themselves; burn boats.
2. 焚池。
A vessel used for burning offerings during rituals.
3. 焚黄。
Burning yellow paper (used in ancestral worship).
4. 焚灼。
To burn.
5. 焚帛。
To burn paper.
6. 焚枯。
Roasting dried fish.
7. 焚枯食淡。
To roast dried fish and eat it plain.
8. 焚炙忠良。
"Burning loyal officials."
9. 犯焚刑者,焚之。
To burn those who commit the crime of treason.
10. 僵仆、敗壞。:《左傳·襄公二十四年》。
"Stiff, decayed": Zuo Zhuan, 24th year of Xiang Gong: "To be stiff and decayed..."
Note: Definitions may include archaic uses and literary references, demonstrating the rich history and diverse meanings of the word "焚".