yán = y + an2
flame / inflammation / -itis
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How to pronounce 炎

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated 2 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

炎 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
huǒ = hu + o3
fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86
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Characters with 炎 as component

shàn = sh + an4
easy / quiet
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tǎn = t + an3
Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Amur silvergrass) / Miscanthus sinensis (feather grass)
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tán = t + an2
to burn
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Words with 炎

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Sentences with 炎

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Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

yán

flame / inflammation / -itis

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