火焰 huǒyàn blaze
blaze; flame
How to remember 火焰: 火 fire (Kangxi radical 86) + 焰 flame = blaze.
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How it is used
- 'Flame, blaze' - 熊熊火焰 (xióngxióng huǒyàn) roaring flames.
- The visible flame of a fire; more literary/vivid than plain 火 (huǒ).
- 焰 = flame; common in descriptions and figurative 心中的火焰 (the flame in one's heart).