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发炎 (fā yán) — to become inflamed; inflammation

Definition

发炎 (fāyán) is a verb meaning 'to become inflamed' — describes the process of a body part swelling/hurting from infection or injury. 炎症 is the noun form, the condition itself.

verb
to become inflamedinflammation
Easily confused

Examples

  • 发炎，。
    Yī shēng shuō wǒ sǎng zi fā yán le, yào duō hē shuǐ.
    The doctor said my throat is inflamed and I should drink more water.
  • 发炎。
    Shāng kǒu fā yán de shí hou bú yào yòng shǒu qù pèng.
    Don't touch the wound with your hands when it's inflamed.
  • 发炎，。
    Tā yīn wèi yá chǐ fā yán, téng dé shuì bù zháo jué.
    He couldn't sleep because his tooth was inflamed and painful.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

发fādevelop
炎yáninflammation

'发' means develop or become, and '炎' means inflammation; together they describe becoming inflamed.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

Open 发 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

炎 places two 火 (fire) shapes vertically, one above the other, to show fire doubled.

Open 炎 →
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