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焌

jùn

Character

What 焌 means

1. to set fire to
2. to ignite

Other readings

焌 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• qūto extinguish a burning object; to singe sth with a smoldering object (e.g. burn a hole in

Words starting with 焌

• 焌油qū yóuto pour heated oil and seasonings over food (e.g. a cooked fish)
• 焌黑jùn hēipitch black

Sounds the same

Read jùn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 俊smart; eminent; handsome
• 峻(of mountains) high; harsh or severe
• 郡canton; county; region
• 骏spirited horse
• 菌mushroom
• 浚to dredge (a river)
• 珺beautiful jade
• 竣complete; finish
• 晙(literary) early morning; (literary) bright; (used in names)
• 畯overseer; steppe
• 馂(literary) leftovers (of a meal); (literary) to eat leftovers
• 捃gather; to sort

Go deeper

• How characters are built from components.
• How to learn Chinese characters.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jùn correctly.
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