CHINESE CHARACTER

燃 (rán): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

rán

to ignite, to burn; combustion

HSK 516 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

火

Primary radical

火 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 燃.

然

Phonetic component

然 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 16

Write 燃 in 16 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 燃

燃烧ránshāo

HSK 5 · to ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion; flaming

点燃diǎnrán

HSK 6 · to ignite; to set on fire; aflame

燃料ránliào

HSK 6 · fuel

燃放ránfàng

HSK 7-9 · to light; to set off (firecrackers etc)

燃气ránqì

HSK 7-9 · fuel gas (coal gas, natural gas, methane etc)

燃油rányóu

HSK 7-9 · fuel oil

Examples using 燃

燃烧

塑料不易燃烧。

Sù liào bú yì rán shāo。

Plastic does not burn easily.

点燃

把蜡烛点燃。

Bǎ là zhú diǎn rán。

Light the candle.

燃料

燃料短缺。

Rán liào duǎn quē。

There was a shortage of fuel.

FAQ

What does 燃 (rán) mean in Chinese?

to ignite, to burn; combustion

How do you write 燃 in stroke order?

燃 has 16 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 燃?

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

What are common words with 燃?

燃烧 (ránshāo): to ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion; flaming; 点燃 (diǎnrán): to ignite; to set on fire; aflame; 燃料 (ránliào): fuel.