燃燒

燃

rán

烧

燒

sha̅o

to ignite / to combust / to burn / combustion / flaming

Characters and words in 燃燒

燃

rán = r + an2

to burn / to ignite / to light / fig. to spark off (hopes) / to start (debate) / to raise (hopes)

燃 = 火 + 然 : Robinson Crusoe (r) is igniting (燃) a fire (火) in the anthill's kitchen (an2) hoping (燃) to cook his dinner there, but soon people come over and tell him it's not right (然) to do so because of the potential carbon monoxide poisoning.

烧

燒

sha̅o = sh + ao1

to burn / to cook / to stew / to bake / to roast / to heat / to boil (tea, water etc) / fever / to run a temperature / (coll.) to let things go to one's head

烧 = 尧 + 火 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) and Tang Yao (尧) are starting a riot in front of the aorta (ao1) by throwing Molotow cocktails (燃烧瓶, ran2 shao1 ping2) at it. Where the bottles burst small fires (火) start, but they go out very quickly.