yàn

variant of 焰[yan4]

fire (火) + sound component (臽) = flame

火 carries the full meaning here — a leaping, visible flame. 臽 mainly anchors the pronunciation yàn and can be set aside semantically.

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蜡烛的火在风中摇动。

là zhú de huǒ yàn zài fēng zhōng yáo dòng。

The candle flame sways in the wind.

篝火的火越来越高,照亮了夜空。

gōu huǒ de huǒ yàn yuè lái yuè gāo,zhào liàng le yè kōng。

The campfire flames grew higher and higher, lighting up the night sky.

Words with 焰

凶焰

xiōng yàn

ferocity

口吐毒焰

kǒu tǔ dú yàn

lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames

嚣张气焰

xiāo zhāng qì yàn

(idiom) overweening attitude; threatening manner

放焰口

fàng yàn kǒu

to feed the starving ghosts (i.e. offer sacrifice to protect the departed spirit)

气焰

qì yàn

arrogance; haughtiness

气焰嚣张

qì yàn xiāo zhāng

see 囂張氣焰|嚣张气焰[xiao1 zhang1 qi4 yan4]

火焰

huǒ yàn

blaze

火焰喷射器

huǒ yàn pēn shè qì

flamethrower

火焰山

huǒ yàn shān

fig. insurmountable obstacle

烈焰

liè yàn

raging flames

焰火

yàn huǒ

fireworks

众人拾柴火焰高

zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo

lit. when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (proverb)

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