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炎 - yán

flame, blaze; hot

flame, blaze; hot

How to read 炎

Click 炎 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinyán
Englishflame, blaze; hot
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

炎夏 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 炎帝. Please read 炎性 one more time.

Common words with this character

hot summer; scorching summer
Flame Emperors , legendary dynasty descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
inflammatory
scorching

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 炎 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 炎夏 and 炎帝 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 炎.