焚
fén
#2,493 most
frequent character
to burn
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
焚 is a picture of a dense growth of trees 林 with fire 火. Together they give the first meaning to burn a field. It keeps that meaning today.
Drawn as: dense trees; fire
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