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炎

yán

flame, blaze; hot

Strokes
8
Radical
火
HSK
6
Tone
2

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 我去年得了中耳炎。

    Wǒ qù nián dé le zhōng ěr yán

    I had otitis media last year.

  • 这里夏天非常炎热。

    Zhè lǐ xià tiān fēi cháng yán rè

    It is very hot here in summer.

  • 西西里的夏天炎热。

    Xī xī lǐ de xià tiān yán rè

    Sicily is hot in summer.

  • 伤口发炎后,他感到难忍无比的剧痛。

    Shāng kǒu fā yán hòu tā gǎn dào nán rěn wú bǐ de jù tòng

    When the wound got infected, he experienced a bout of unbearable pain.

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Words containing 炎

  • 炎热yán rè 2–4 blistering hot; sizzling hot (weather)
  • 发炎fā yán 1–2 to become inflamed; inflammation
  • 炎症yán zhèng 2–4 inflammation