焰
flame
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,875 U+7130
How 焰 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
火 (semantic, “fire”) + 臽 (phonetic, xiàn)
How to remember it
flame · Heisig RSH #2969
火 fire + pothole
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 臽
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 臽 (xiàn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 臽 sound component | xiàn | pit, hole |
| 阎 | yán | village gate; surname |
| 掐 | qiā | to hold, to choke; to gather in one hand |
| 谄 | chǎn | to flatter, to cajole; toady, yes-man |
| 萏 | dàn | lotus |
Words containing 焰
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 火焰喷射器 | huǒ yàn pēn shè qì | flamethrower |
| 火焰山 | huǒ yàn shān | Mountain of Flames of legend; fig. insurmountable obstacle; Mountain of Flames in Turpan d… |
| 众人拾柴火焰高 | zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo | (lit.) when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (proverb); (fig.) the more peopl… |
| 放焰口 | fàng yàn kǒu | to feed the starving ghosts (i.e. offer sacrifice to protect the departed spirit) |
| 气焰 | qì yàn | arrogance; haughtiness |
| 火焰 | huǒ yàn | blaze; flame |
| 焰火 | yàn huǒ | fireworks |
| 嚣张气焰 | xiāo zhāng qì yàn | (idiom) overweening attitude; threatening manner |
| 气焰嚣张 | qì yàn xiāo zhāng | see 囂張氣焰|嚣张气焰[xiao1 zhang1 qi4 yan4] |
| 烈焰 | liè yàn | raging flames |
| 凶焰 | xiōng yàn | ferocity; aggressive arrogance |
| 萤焰 | yíng yàn | light of firefly; firefly |