Do not use the method of learning Western languages to learn Chinese character, because the character of Western languages are Phonography. Chinese character is Ideographic, combined by the basic strokes, like horizontal line, vertical line, left-falling, right-falling and so on.
Each Chinese Character a Picture,in this article we introduce the character 炎, means scroch; very hot; inflammation.
In the flash below you will know this character how to write, the correct order of strokes, the radical, phrases and you can hear the standard pronunciation.If you have trouble to use this flash,please read our article About Characters Flash before you study.
Instructions
连续 means consequent strokes
下一步 means next strok
重复 means previous stroke
Instructions
笔顺 means order of strokes
笔画 means strokes number
部首 means Radical
词组 means phrases
This character is comprised of two 火, 火 means fire. puting these two together represents the idea of "a roaring fire". so this is the original meaning of 炎. then it was extended to mean "burn"; from "burn" it was also extended to mean "burning hot", later it also have the meaning of "inflammation". in traditional Chinese medicine, the doctor consider that excess energy in human body is the roof of inflammation. when you get a kind of inflammation, you may have feel some part of your body burning. for example, 咽炎 yān yán means pharyngitis.
Radical 火
Characters under this radical 煤 méi(means coal)
Strokes Number is 8 strokes
Words and Phrases
炎热 yán rè scorching; blazing
发炎 fā yán inflame
炎黄子孙 yán huáng zǐ sūn descendants of the Chinese nation
世态炎凉 shì tài yán liáng the aspect of worldly affairs
Sentences
天气炎热，小心中暑 tiān qì yán rè ，xiǎo xīn zhòng shǔ the weather is very hot, be careful not to get sunstroke.
Tip: pinyin letter with red font means this character is a Polyphone character
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