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燃烧

Traditional: 燃燒

rán shāo

HSK 3.0 · 4HSK 2.0 · 5

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

rán shāo · jin4 siu1 (Jyutping)

  1. to ignite
  2. to combust
  3. to burn
  4. combustion
  5. flaming

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

燃

Meaning
burn; light fire, ignite
Radical
火
Strokes
16
Components
⿰火然
Cangjie
FBKF
Four-corner
9383.3

烧

Meaning
burn; bake; heat; roast
Radical
火
Strokes
10
Components
⿰火尧
Cangjie
FJPU
Four-corner
9581

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