Skip to content
← Explore word lists

CHINESE CHARACTER

fén

焚

焚

Preparing animation…

burn

Numbered pinyin
fen2
English meanings
to burn; to set on fire

Stroke practice

Loading writing practice…

BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

A component breakdown is not available for this character yet. Some characters are learned as a whole rather than split into smaller parts.

Explore character components →

Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.

  1. 01

    nóngmín农民zài在fénshāo焚烧jiē秸gǎn秆。

    Farmers are burning straw.

  2. 02

    dà大huǒ火fén焚huǐ毁le了dàpiàn大片sēn森lín林。

    The fire burned down a large area of forest.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 焚烧
  • 焚毁
  • 焚化
  • 自焚