燃

rán

burn; light fire, ignite

How to write 燃, stroke by stroke

to burn; to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes); to start (debate); to raise (hopes)

Pictophonetic: semantic 火 (fire), phonetic 然

Made of 火 + 然

燃烧rán shāoto ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion; flaming
燃料rán liàofuel
点燃diǎn ránto ignite; to set on fire; aflame
燃起rán qǐto ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution)
燃油rán yóufuel oil
燃烧弹rán shāo dànfire bomb; incendiary device
内燃nèi ráninternal combustion (engine)
内燃机nèi rán jīinternal combustion engine
可燃kě ráninflammable
可燃冰kě rán bīngclathrate hydrates
可燃性kě rán xìngflammable; flammability
引燃yǐn ránto ignite; to start (a fire); (fig.) to spark (debate, conflict etc)

她坐下，点燃一根香烟。
tā zuò xià ， diǎn rán yì gēn xiāng yān 。
She sat down and lit a cigarette.
煤和天然气是天然燃料。
méi hé tiān rán qì shì tiān rán rán liào 。
Coal and natural gas are natural fuels.
塑料不易燃烧。
sù liào bú yì rán shāo 。
Plastic does not burn easily.
燃油表坏了。
rán yóu biǎo huài le 。
The fuel gauge is broken.
今夜，星光燃亮天际。
jīn yè ， xīng guāng rán liàng tiān jì 。
The heavens are bright with stars tonight.