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燃
rán
1. to burn
2. to ignite
3. to light
4. fig. to spark off (hopes)
5. to start (debate)
6. to raise (hopes)
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 16 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

燃
rán
to ignite, to burn; combustion
HSK 5 16 丶

Compound Words (20)

点燃
diǎnrán
to ignite
内燃
nèirán
internal combustion (engine)
可燃
kěrán
inflammable
燃放
ránfàng
to light
燃料
ránliào
fuel
燃气
ránqì
natural gas
燃油
rányóu
fuel oil
燃煤
ránméi
coal fuel
燃烧
ránshāo
to ignite
HSK 5
燃爆
ránbào
to cause to explode
燃眉
ránméi
to burn one's eyebrows
燃耗
ránhào
fuel consumption
燃起
ránqǐ
to ignite
燃香
ránxiāng
to burn incense
燃点
rándiǎn
ignition point (temperature)
爆燃
bàorán
to detonate
自燃
zìrán
spontaneous combustion
阻燃
zǔrán
fire resistant
隐燃
yǐnrán
burning with no flame
燃料油
ránliàoyóu
fuel oil

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,552
Word Frequency Rank
2,313 of 84,292

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