炎 (jim4 | yan2) : scorching; inflammation

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炎

jim4

yan2

[1] scorching; burning hot; blazing
[2] inflammation

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 火 (#86)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

炎

This word has been viewed 8600 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Sep 2009 14:29

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肺炎 fai3 jim4 fei4 yan2 = pneumonia

腎炎 san6 jim4 shen4 yan2 = inflammation of the kidneys

炎熱 jim4 jit6 yan2 re4 = extremely hot

關節炎 gwaan1 zit3 jim4 guan1 jie2 yan2 = arthritis

闌尾炎 laan4 mei5 jim4 lan2 wei3 yan2 = appendicitis

發炎 faat3 jim4 fa1 yan2 = to become inflamed

盲腸炎 maang4 coeng4*2 jim4 mang2 chang2 yan2 = appendicitis

心肌炎 sam1 gei1 jim4 xin1 ji1 yan2 = myocarditis

腮腺炎 soi1 sin3 jim4 sai1 xian4 yan2 = mumps

腦膜炎 nou5 mok6*2 jim4 nao3 mo2 yan2 = meningitis
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Decimal representation of this word: 炎
Unicode code for this character: U+708e (off-site link)

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