to consume or destroy by fire; to incinerate or set on fire

to set oneself on fire; to self-immolate

to destroy or consume completely by fire

to burn incense

to cremate

to destroy both the good and the bad indiscriminately; to perish together in a common ruin

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

the act of burning books, specifically referring to the historical policy implemented by Qin Shi Huang

to play with fire and suffer the consequences; to bring about one's own destruction through reckless or evil actions

foehn wind (loanword)

To wantonly destroy beautiful things or ruin a refined and elegant atmosphere.

to burn the midnight oil; to work continuously night and day

To have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress.

to take an ill-advised action that only makes a problem worse; to add fuel to the fire

burning with desire; consumed by the fire of lust

to cremate

a furnace or facility used for the cremation of human remains

to destroy one's ink-slab (specifically, to stop writing because one feels others write better)

to burn incense in prayer to a God

To destroy both the good and the bad, or the noble and the common, indiscriminately, as in a disaster or conflict where no distinction is made between the virtuous and the wicked.