炎 (yán) — scorching hot (used in compounds like 炎热); inflammation (used in compounds like 炎症, 发炎)
Definition
Bound morpheme meaning 'scorching heat' or 'inflammation'. It almost never stands alone — it appears in compounds like 炎热 (scorching hot weather) and 炎症 / 发炎 (inflammation in medical contexts).
bound form
scorching hot (used in compounds like 炎热)inflammation (used in compounds like 炎症, 发炎)
Examples
- ，。Xià tiān, wài miàn yán rè dé ràng rén shòu bù liǎo.In summer, it's so scorching hot outside that people can't stand it.
- ，。Yī shēng shuō tā shēn tǐ lǐ yǒu yán zhèng, xū yào zhì liáo.The doctor said there is inflammation in his body that needs treatment.
- ，。Wǒ de hóu long fā yán le, shuō huà hěn téng.My throat is inflamed, and it hurts to speak.
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