Keyword
flame
- blaze
- glowing
- blazing
- Frequency
- #2501
- Strokes
- 12
Readings
yàn
Mnemonic
火 (fire) gives the meaning and 臽 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
火焰
blaze; flame
烈焰
raging flames
焰
flame
焰火
fireworks
气焰
arrogance; haughtiness
火焰山
Mountain of Flames of legend; fig. insurmountable obstacle; Mountain of Flames in Turpan depression in Xinjiang
嚣张气焰
(idiom) overweening attitude; threatening manner
火焰喷射器
flamethrower
众人拾柴火焰高
(lit.) when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (proverb); (fig.) the more people, the more strength
放焰口
to feed the starving ghosts (i.e. offer sacrifice to protect the departed spirit)
凶焰
ferocity; aggressive arrogance