炎 (yán) - flame & blaze

炎Tone 2

yán ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 火

妍嬿

炎 · yán

flame;

blaze;

burning;

inflammation;

hot;

intense heat

flameblazeburning

Usage highlights

inflammationblazing sunintense summer heatburning flamefeverdermatitis

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The forest fire burned fiercely (森林大火炎炎).
  • He has a throat inflammation (他喉咙发炎).
  • The summer sun is blazing hot (夏日炎炎).
  • Traditional Chinese medicine treats inflammation (中医治疗炎症).

Collocations

  • inflammation(炎症)
  • blazing sun(炎日)
  • intense summer heat(炎夏)
  • burning flame(炎火)
  • fever(炎熱)
  • dermatitis(皮炎)

Idioms

  • Blazing sun in the sky(烈日炎炎)
  • Worldly affairs are bustling(世态炎凉)
  • Yan Emperor and Yellow Emperor(炎黄子孙)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In Chinese mythology, Yan Emperor (炎帝) is one of the legendary ancestors of the Chinese people, alongside the Yellow Emperor.
  • The character represents the concept of 'double fire' (two 火 characters stacked), symbolizing intense heat or flame.
  • In traditional Chinese medicine, 炎 is used to describe inflammatory conditions in the body.

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