Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

burn; combustion

Chinese: 燃烧。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ran” becomes a different word in each tone. 燃 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 燃烧rán shāoto ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion
  • 燃料rán liàofuel
  • 点燃diǎn ránto ignite; to set on fire; aflame
  • 燃油rán yóufuel oil
  • 燃气rán qìfuel gas (coal gas, natural gas, methane etc)

Example Sentence

篝火熊熊地燃烧着。Gōu huǒ xióng xióng de rán shāo zhe.The bonfire is blazing fiercely.

篝火Gōu huǒbonfire熊熊xióng xióngragingde(adverb marker)燃烧rán shāoto ignitezhe(ongoing action)