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焚书坑儒

焚
焚
书
書
坑
坑
儒
儒
to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2])

Characters and words in 焚书坑儒

焚
fén = f + (e)n2
to burn
Add a new mnemonic for 焚 = 林 + 火
书
書
shū = shu + Ø1
abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
Add a new mnemonic for 书 = 丨 + ㇆ + 丶
Add a new mnemonic for 書 = 聿 + 曰
书
書
shū = shu + Ø1
book / letter / document / CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4] / to write
Add a new mnemonic for 书 = 丨 + ㇆ + 丶
Add a new mnemonic for 書 = 聿 + 曰
坑
kēng = k + (e)ng1
hole / pit / tunnel / to defraud
Add a new mnemonic for 坑 = 亢 + 土
坑
阬
kēng = k + (e)ng1
variant of 坑[keng1] / pit / hole
Add a new mnemonic for 坑 = 亢 + 土
Add a new mnemonic for 阬 = 阝 + 亢
儒
rú = ru + Ø2
scholar / Confucian
Add a new mnemonic for 儒 = 亻 + 需

Words with 焚书坑儒

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Sentences with 焚书坑儒

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