HSK 7–9

(yàn): flame, blaze, glowing

yàn

flame, blaze, glowing

Pinyin

yàn

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

flame, blaze, glowing

How to Write (yàn)

is written in 12 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of

A phono-semantic compound: 火 (fire) carries the meaning, and 臽 hints at the pronunciation.

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

fire, flame
pit, hole

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

火焰

huǒyàn

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