炎

yán · tán · yàn

flame · inflammation

Radical: 火 Strokes: 8

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

火灵烟灰灯烦灭烂烧炮灾炉

Same radical

火灵烟灰灯烦灭烂烧炮灾炉烛灶焚

Stroke Order · 8 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

炎=火+火

Etymology

Two fires 火 burning

Meanings

flame

inflammation

-itis

yán

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Words with 炎 274 total

rhinitis鼻炎bí yán hepatitis肝炎gān yán encephalitis脑炎nǎo yán kidney inflammation · nephritis肾炎shèn yán

Idioms with 炎 13 total

to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power · social climbing趋炎附势qū yán fù shì the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)世态炎凉shì tài yán liáng descendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)炎黄子孙Yán Huáng zǐ sūn