炎

yán

flame, blaze; hot

How to write 炎, stroke by stroke

flame; inflammation; -itis

Ideographic: Two fires 火 burning

Made of 火

肺炎fèi yánpneumonia; inflammation of the lungs
炎热yán rèblistering hot; sizzling hot (weather)
发炎fā yánto become inflamed; inflammation
关节炎guān jié yánarthritis
肝炎gān yánhepatitis
脑膜炎nǎo mó yánmeningitis
中耳炎zhōng ěr yáninflammation of middle ear; otitis media
口腔炎kǒu qiāng yánstomatitis; ulceration of oral cavity; inflammation of the mucous lining of the mouth
喉炎hóu yánlaryngitis
心肌炎xīn jī yánmyocarditis
抗炎性kàng yán xìnganti-inflammatory (medicine)
会厌炎huì yàn yánepiglottitis

她得了肝炎，难怪越来越瘦了。
tā dé le gān yán ， nán guài yuè lái yuè shòu le 。
She got hepatitis no wonder she is losing so much weight.
这里夏天非常炎热。
zhè lǐ xià tiān fēi cháng yán rè 。
It is very hot here in summer.
他得了肺炎，难怪他在不停的咳嗽。
tā dé le fèi yán ， nán guài tā zài bù tíng de ké sou 。
He's got pneumonia. No wonder he is coughing nonstop.
他的肚脐发炎了。
tā de dù qí fā yán le 。
He had an infection in his belly button.
我去年得了中耳炎。
wǒ qù nián dé le zhōng ěr yán 。
I had otitis media last year.