yàn = y + an4
variant of 焰[yan4]
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How to pronounce 焱

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
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

焱 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 焱 as component

shēn = sh + (e)n1
brisk / vigorous (of fire)
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biāo = bi + ao1
variant of 飆|飙[biao1]
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= xu + Ø1
variant of 欻[xu1]
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Words with 焱

hot (i.e. popular) (emphatic form of 火[huo3]) (neologism c. 2016)

Sentences with 焱

焱 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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yàn

variant of 焰[yan4]

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