焰

yàn
#2,254 most
frequent character
flame

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

焰 yàn joins 火, fire or flame, with 臽 xiàn, a sound part that is not close today. The fire part fits the first sense, 'flame,' which is still the main meaning.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

焰yàn
variant of 焰[yan4]

Homophones

厌yàn
(bound form) to loathe
验yàn
to examine, to test, to check

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