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Chinese symbol for “flaming”

燃烧
rán shāo
Traditional: 燃燒
to ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion

The closest CC-CEDICT match for flaming is 燃烧 (rán shāo), defined as: to ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion; flaming.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

燃 rán
to ignite, to burn; combustion
radical 86 ⽕ · 16 strokes
烧 shāo
to burn, to bake; to heat, to roast
radical 86 ⽕ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “flaming”

WordPinyinMeaning
喷火 (噴火)pēn huǒto shoot flames; to erupt (of volcanoes)
熊熊xióng xióngraging; flaming
炽烈 (熾烈)chì lièburning fiercely; flaming
煝mèibe radiant; flaming

Related words

Other words that share a character with 燃烧.

WordPinyinMeaning
燃料rán liàofuel
点燃 (點燃)diǎn ránto ignite; to set on fire
燃气 (燃氣)rán qìfuel gas (coal gas, natural gas, methane etc)
燃油rán yóufuel oil
燃起rán qǐto ignite; to light
烧毁 (燒燬)shāo huǐto destroy (or be destroyed) by fire
发烧 (發燒)fā shāoto have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever; (fig.) to be fascinated with; to obsess over
焚烧 (焚燒)fén shāoto burn; to set on fire

See also: Japanese symbol for “flaming”.

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.

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