Meaning
flame; inflammation; -itis
Chinese: 炎热、发炎，也指火光。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yan” becomes a different word in each tone. 炎 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
- 炎症yán zhènginflammation
- 炎热yán rèblistering hot; sizzling hot (weather)
- 发炎fā yánto become inflamed; inflammation
- 炎性yán xìnginflammatory (medicine)
- 消炎xiāo yánto reduce fever; antipyretic; to decrease inflammation
Example Sentence
炎热的夏天，大家都喜欢吃冰淇淋。Yán rè de xià tiān, dà jiā dōu xǐ huan chī bīng qí lín.In the hot summer, everyone likes to eat ice cream.
炎热Yán rèblistering hot的deof夏天xià tiānsummer，大家dà jiāeveryone都dōuall喜欢xǐ huanto like吃chīto eat冰淇淋bīng qí línice cream。