炎(yán): flame
HSK 68 strokes
flame
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- yán
- Meaning
- flame; inflammation; -itis
- Strokes
- 8
- HSK level
- HSK 6
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 炎 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Ideograph
⿱火火Two fires 火 burning
A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.
Made of
Parts are arranged top to bottom.
How to write 炎 step by step
8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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