燃 rán
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 火 — fire, flame
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
燃烧
ránshāo
to burn
Characters in this word
烧 shāo
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 火 — fire, flame
- Made of
- 火 fire, flame 尧 a legendary ancient emperor-sage
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 火在燃烧。 Huǒ zài rán shāo. The fire is burning.
- 木头在燃烧。 Mùtou zài rán shāo. The wood is burning.
- 燃烧会发热。 Rán shāo huì fā rè. Burning gives off heat.