Chinese symbol for “aflame”
点燃
diǎn rán
Traditional: 點燃
to ignite; to set on fire; aflame
The closest CC-CEDICT match for aflame is 点燃 (diǎn rán), defined as: to ignite; to set on fire; aflame.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 点燃.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一点 (一點) | yī diǎn | a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit |
| 重点 (重點) | chóng diǎn | to recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate |
| 观点 (觀點) | guān diǎn | point of view; viewpoint |
| 有点 (有點) | yǒu diǎn | a little |
| 特点 (特點) | tè diǎn | characteristic; trait; feature |
| 燃料 | rán liào | fuel |
| 燃烧 (燃燒) | rán shāo | to ignite; to combust |
| 燃气 (燃氣) | rán qì | fuel gas (coal gas, natural gas, methane etc) |
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.