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燔 [fán] (Verb) 【Basic Meaning】: To burn 1. To burn: “燔诗书而明法度.” (To burn books to clarify laws and regulations.) 2. To roast meat until cooked: 燔肉. (To roast meat.) 【Synonyms】 1. Same as the basic meaning: (En. burn) 2. To burn a whole livestock: (En. sacrifice) (En. roast) 【Examples and References】 1. 《说文》: 燔, 爇也。从火，番声。与焚略同。 2. 《列子·黄帝》: 藉芿燔林. 3. 《汉书·东方朔传》: 燔之于四通之衢. Note: “焚烧也.” 4. 《素问·生气通天论》: 体若燔炭. 5. 《庄子·盗跖》: 抱木而燔死. 6. 《史记·平津侯生父传》: 燔其茏城. 7. 《汉书·宣帝纪》: 人民饥饿，相燔烧以求食. 8. 《汉书·儒林传》: 燔诗书. 9. 宋·沈括《梦溪笔谈·活板》: 不若燔土. 【Examples】 Also as: 燔燎 (torch); 燔石 (roasting mineral ore); 燔刑 (the cruel penalty of burning a person to death); 燔燃 (to burn); 燔销 (to burn and destroy) To burn a whole livestock (En. sacrifice). 2. To burn a whole livestock: (En. sacrifice) (En. roast) 【References】 1. 《诗·小雅·瓠叶》: 有免斯首，炮之燔之. 2. 《诗·小雅·楚茨》: 为俎孔硕，或燔或炙. 【Examples】 Also as: 燔柴 (to put jade, silk, and sacrificial animals on a pile of wood to burn it as an offering to heaven); 燔祀 (to burn wood for sacrifices).