燃
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rán · to ignite, to burn

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16Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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火Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 燃

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ránWords pronounced rán
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Example sentences

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Sù liào bú yì rán shāo.塑料不易燃烧。

Plastic does not burn easily.

Source: Tatoeba #512204 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Méi hé tiān rán qì shì tiān rán rán liào.煤和天然氣是天然燃料。

Coal and natural gas are natural fuels.

Source: Tatoeba #899994 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rán yóu biǎo huài le.燃油表坏了。

The fuel gauge is broken.

Source: Tatoeba #1873096 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà shì kě rán de.那是可燃的。

That is flammable.

Source: Tatoeba #6147567 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mùtou hěn róng yì rán shāo.木头很容易燃烧。

Wood burns very easily.

Source: Tatoeba #8500220 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège qǔ nuǎn zhuāng zhì yòng chái yóu zuòwéi rán liào.这个取暖装置用柴油作为燃料。

This heating equipment uses diesel as fuel.

Source: Tatoeba #829651 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 燃 in context

  1. Say rán, then recall the core meaning: to ignite, to burn.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 燃烧 (rán shāo), meaning “to ignite”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 燃 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.