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炎

Character

炎 yán

HSK 6Character

flame

Radical
火
Strokes
8
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
火
Traditional
炎
Frequency
#1610 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

yán

yan2
  1. flame CC-CEDICT
  2. inflammation CC-CEDICT
  3. -itis CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 8 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 炎

Draw “炎” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

  • 夏天天气很炎热。

    xià tiān tiān qì hěn yán rè

    The weather is very hot in summer.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他嗓子发炎了。

    tā sǎng zi fā yán le

    His throat is swollen and sore.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 医生说我得了胃炎。

    yī shēng shuō wǒ dé le wèi yán

    The doctor says I have a stomach inflammation.

    AI-generated sentence

Words with 炎

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炎热yán rèvery, very hot (describes weather)WordHSK 7–9炎症yán zhènga red, swollen, painful part of the body, caused by illness or injuryWordHSK 7–9炎夏yán xiàhot summerWord炎帝yán dìFlame Emperors (c. 2000 BC), legendary dynasty descended from Shennong 神农 (Shén nóng) Farmer GodWord炎性yán xìnginflammatory (medicine)Word炎炎yán yánscorchingWord
炎陵yán língYanling, a county in Zhuzhou City 株洲市 (Zhū zhōu Shì), Hunan↗See 炎陵县WordUnreviewed
炎亚纶yán yà lúnAaron Yan (1986-), Taiwanese singerWord炎帝陵yán dì língFiery Emperor's tomb in Yanling county, Zhuzhou 株洲, HunanWord炎陵县yán líng xiànYanling, a county in Zhuzhou City 株洲市 (Zhū zhōu Shì), HunanWord炎性反应yán xìng fǎn yìnginflammation responseWord炎黄子孙yán huáng zǐ sūndescendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)Word

Same radical 火

All characters with 火 →
火huǒ烟yān煙yān灯dēng燈dēng烦fán煩fán爆bào烧shāo燒shāo炸zhà灭miè
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