炎

yán

Radical: 火 ideographic

Components & Etymology

炎 decomposes into the following components:

火 火

Words containing 炎

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 炎.

发炎
fā yán
to become inflamed
咽炎
yān yán
pharyngitis
喉炎
hóu yán
laryngitis
消炎
xiāo yán
to reduce fever
炎夏
yán xià
hot summer
炎帝
yán dì
Flame Emperors (c. 2000 BC), legendary dynasty descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
炎性
yán xìng
inflammatory (medicine)
炎炎
yán yán
scorching
炎热
yán rè
blistering hot
炎症
yán zhèng
inflammation
炎陵
yán líng
皮炎
pí yán
dermatitis

Related characters (radical 火)

Characters that share the radical 火.

火 灭 灯 灰 灶 灸 灼 災 灾 灿 炀 炅 炆 炉 炊 炏 炒 炔 炕 炖 炙 炜 炝 炤

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