炎

yán

noun #9,494

Meanings

1 flame; blazing hot
2 inflammation (medical)

Examples

他得了肺炎。

Tā dé le fèiyán.

He got pneumonia.

炎热的夏天到了。

Yánrè de xiàtiān dào le.

The scorching summer has arrived.

Tips

usage

Two fire (火) radicals stacked = double fire = flame/inflammation. In medicine, 炎 is the suffix for inflammation: 肺炎 (pneumonia), 胃炎 (gastritis).

Stroke Order

炎 yán