CHINESE CHARACTER

炎 (yán): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

yán

flame, blaze; hot

HSK 68 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

火

Primary radical

火 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 炎.

火

Visible components

炎 is decomposed as ⿱火火.

STROKES · 8

Write 炎 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 炎

发炎fāyán

HSK 6 · to become inflamed; inflammation

肺炎fèiyán

HSK 6 · pneumonia; inflammation of the lungs

炎热yánrè

HSK 6 · blistering hot; sizzling hot (weather)

炎症yánzhèng

HSK 6 · inflammation

Examples using 炎

炎热

我不在乎炎热的天气。

Wǒ bú zài hu yán rè de tiān qì。

I don't mind hot weather.

FAQ

What does 炎 (yán) mean in Chinese?

flame, blaze; hot

How do you write 炎 in stroke order?

炎 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 炎?

火 is the radical in 炎. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 炎?

发炎 (fāyán): to become inflamed; inflammation; 肺炎 (fèiyán): pneumonia; inflammation of the lungs; 炎热 (yánrè): blistering hot; sizzling hot (weather).