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The character 焚 is an ideogrammic compound, built from two semantic components without a phonetic element. The upper part, 林, represents a forest (trees, woods), and the lower part, 火, represents fire. The image of fire placed under a forest clearly conveys the act of setting the woods ablaze, directly giving the character its literal meaning: to burn, to set something on fire, or to destroy by fire.
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他们在焚烧垃圾。
森林大火焚毁了房屋。
这些文件需要焚化。
焚烧秸秆会污染空气。
古代人用火焚祭品。
这场火灾焚尽了所有希望。
为了保护环境，我们不应焚烧塑料。
科学家研究如何安全焚化核废料。
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