炎

yán
#1,322 most
frequent character
flame, inflammation, -itis

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

炎 yán shows two fires, 火, stacked together. That gives the first sense, flames leaping up. From there it grew to 'flame; fire' and 'inflammation'.

Drawn as: two fires

炎 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
燅
sound10 characters
谈淡毯痰氮郯啖锬剡赕
picture2 characters
琰欻

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Homophones

HSK 4
盐yán
salt
严yán
strict, tight, severe, stern
沿yán
along, follow

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