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焚书
焚書
fénshū
1. to burn the books (one of the crimes of the first Emperor in 212 BC)

Character Breakdown

焚
fén
to burn
12 丶
书
shū
book, letter, document; writing
HSK 1 4 丶

Compound Words (1)

焚书坑儒
fénshūkēngrú
to burn the books and bury alive the Confucian scholars (one of the crimes of the first Emperor in 212 BC)

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