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yán Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yán | yan2
English translation
flame
inflammation
-itis
flame, blaze; hot

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About yán

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

yán

Contains the radical

Huǒ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

Two fires Huǒ burning

Etymology of yán

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

火火

Explanation

Combination of two fires ( Huǒ ).

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Example sentences using yán

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zhēng 承受 chéngshòu zhāo 咽喉 yān hóu 发炎 fāyán 之苦.

He is suffering from an inflamed throat.

年轻 niánqīng de 士兵 shìbīng zài 炎炎 yán yán 烈日 Liè rì xià yūn le 过去 guòqu .

The young soldier fainted in the hot sun.

美味 měi wèi de niáng 东炎 tóu zhēng shì zhě de zuì ài !

The delicious Nyanyo and Tom Yam fish head is customers'favourite!

凉爽 liáng shuǎng de 气候 qìhòu ,馨香 xīn xiāng de 气息 qì xī , 炎炎 yán yán 夏日 xià rì zǒu 一趟杉林溪,真的 ràng rén 心旷神怡 xīn kuàng shén yí .

Cool climate and fragrant odors. It's a perfect summer getaway.

kuài 14 suì le , Huán lǎo 打喷嚏 dǎpēntì , de 鼻炎 bí yán , bàn ?

I am fast 14 years old, return old sneeze, rhinitis, do how?

Words with yán

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
yán flame yán
肺炎 fèi yán pneumonia肺炎 fèi yán
关节炎 guān jié yán arthritis關節炎
炎症 yán zhèng inflammation炎症 yán zhèng
肝炎 gān yán hepatitis肝炎 gān yán
炎热 yánrè blistering hot炎熱
发炎 fāyán inflammation發炎
脑膜炎 nǎo mó yán meningitis腦膜炎
消炎 xiāo yán to reduce fever消炎 xiāo yán
支气管炎 zhī qì guǎn yán bronchitis支氣管炎
脑炎 nǎo yán brain fever腦炎
鼻炎 bí yán rhinitis鼻炎 bí yán
胃炎 wèi yán gastritis胃炎 wèi yán
阑尾炎 lán wěi yán appendicitis (medicine)闌尾炎
皮炎 pí yán dermatitis皮炎 pí yán
肾炎 shèn yán nephritis腎炎
胰腺炎 yí xiàn yán pancreatitis胰腺炎 yí xiàn yán
腮腺炎 sāi xiàn yán mumps腮腺炎 sāi xiàn yán
肠炎 cháng yán enteritis腸炎
乙型肝炎 yǐ xíng gān yán hepatitis B乙型肝炎 yǐ xíng gān yán
炎炎 yán yán scorching炎炎 yán yán
心肌炎 xīn jī yán myocarditis心肌炎 xīn jī yán
非典型肺炎 fēi diǎn xíng fèi yán atypical pneumonia非典型肺炎 fēi diǎn xíng fèi yán
喉炎 hóu yán laryngitis喉炎 hóu yán
鼻窦炎 bí dòu yán sinusitis鼻竇炎

yán Decomposition & Compounds

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yán Decomposition

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yán Compounds

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  • yán
    • Tán , tǎn , dàn , dàn , tán , tán , shàn , dàn , tán , yǎn , shàn , yǎn , chuā , yǎn , shǎn , tǎn , dǎn , tán , tán , tán , , , , , , , , xián , , , , , , tán , , , , , ,
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