Character Contained In References Comments
Simplified Traditional Ancient forms Archaic forms
traditional form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
林 火 ⿱林火
Mandarin
fen2, fen4, fen1
English
Definitions
burn
Mnemonic
Like a forest 林 on fire 火
Etymology
Notes
Synonymous with 燒; at one time this character contained 棥 at the top (shuowen considers it abbreviated phonetic); it has since been restored to its original components