Keyword
to burn
- to ignite
- combustion
- Frequency
- #1432
- Strokes
- 16
Readings
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Mnemonic
火 (fire) gives the meaning and 然 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
燃料
fuel
燃烧
to ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion; flaming
点燃
to ignite; to set on fire; aflame
燃气
fuel gas (coal gas, natural gas, methane etc)
燃油
fuel oil
燃
to burn; to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes); to start (debate); to raise (hopes)
燃起
to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution)
燃煤
coal fuel
内燃机
internal combustion engine
核燃料
nuclear fuel
自燃
spontaneous combustion
死灰复燃
lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence; sth malevolent returns to haunt one
引燃
to ignite; to start (a fire); (fig.) to spark (debate, conflict etc)
可燃
inflammable
燃烧弹
fire bomb; incendiary device
燃放
to light; to set off (firecrackers etc)
燃气轮机
gas turbine
燃眉之急
lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency
燃料电池
fuel cell
内燃
(attributive) internal combustion
燃点
to ignite; to set fire to; to light; (chemistry) ignition point; combustion point
爆燃
to deflagrate
内燃机车
diesel locomotive
阻燃
fire resistant