焚烧 meaning in English

fénshāo

to burn; to set on fire

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 焚燒22 strokes

Meaning of 焚烧

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

fénshāo
  1. to burn
  2. to set on fire

Stroke order for each character

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焚 fén · to burn · 12 strokes

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烧 shāo · to burn · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 焚烧.

燃烧ránshāoto ignite; to combust
发烧fāshāoto have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever; (fig.) to be fascinated with;
烧毁shāohuǐto destroy (or be destroyed) by fire
烧烤shāokǎobarbecue; to roast
心急如焚xīnjí-rúfén(idiom) burning with anxiety; extremely anxious or impatient
烧死shāosǐto burn to death
烧伤shāoshāngburn (injury)
火烧huǒshāoto set fire to; to burn down
烧焦shāojiāoto burn; to scorch
烧酒shāojiǔname of a famous Tang dynasty wine; same as 白酒[bai2 jiu3]
欲火焚身yùhuǒfénshēnburning with desire
燃烧弹ránshāodànfire bomb; incendiary device

Questions about 焚烧

What does 焚烧 mean?

焚烧 (fénshāo) means "to burn; to set on fire" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 焚烧?

焚烧 is made of 2 characters: 焚 (12 strokes), 烧 (10 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 焚烧 an HSK word?

Yes. 焚烧 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 焚烧 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 焚烧 is written 焚燒.