焚
书
坑
儒

Word Definition - 焚书坑儒

fén shū kēng rú to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇[qín shǐ huáng])

Individual Character Details

焚 fén
书 shū, shū
坑 kēng, kēng
儒 rú