燃
Meanings
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- 1.to burn
- 2.to ignite
- 3.to light
- 4.fig. to spark off (hopes)
- 5.to start (debate)
- 6.to raise (hopes)
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Wiktionary
- 1.to burn; to be alight
- 2.to ignite; to light
- 3.to spark off (hopes); to start (debate); to raise (hopes)
- 4.lit; awesome; cool; uplifting
- 5.pumped up; hyper; stoked
- 6.to burn (wood, coal, etc.)
- 7.to heat up; to boil (a liquid)
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *njen): semantic 火 (“fire”) + phonetic 然 (OC *njen) – burn with fire. Originally 然 (OC *njen), but because it was phonetically borrowed for abstract senses, 火 (huǒ) was added for differentiation. Probably Sino-Tibetan; compare Jingpho nan (“to light”), shanan (“torch”) (Schuessler, 2007).
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
把蠟燭點燃。
Light the candle.
這房子正在燃燒著。
The house is burning.
硫磺燃燒著藍色的火焰。
Sulfur burns with a blue flame.
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Derived terms
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