燃 - rán - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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燃

rán

Definition

to burn
to ignite
to light
(fig.) to spark off (hopes)
to start (debate)
to raise (hopes)

Character Decomposition

Related words (53)

燃放

rán fàng

to light; to set off (firecrackers etc)

fuel

natural gas

fuel oil

ignition point (temperature); combustion point

燃烧

rán shāo

to ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion; flaming

coal fuel

to cause to explode; to fire; to set off

燃眉

rán méi

to burn one's eyebrows; (fig.) desperately serious situation

fuel consumption

to ignite; to light; (fig.) to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution)

to burn incense

fuel oil

oil tank (of ship)

incendiary agent

fire bomb; incendiary device

phlogiston theory

to set off fire crackers

fuel cycle

fuel cell

fuel fabrication

fuel pellets

gas fired power station

gas turbine

coal burning boiler

rán liào yuán jiàn xì bàng

fuel pins

内燃

nèi rán

internal combustion (engine)

inflammable

to ignite; to set on fire; aflame

爆燃

bào rán

to detonate; to ignite

自燃

zì rán

spontaneous combustion

fire resistant

burning with no flame; fire beneath the surface; hidden combustion

spent fuel

gas supply

internal combustion engine

clathrate hydrates

flammable; flammability

flammable substance

nuclear fuel

spent fuel rods

automobile

renewable fuel

fossil fuel

flammable articles

alternative fuel

fuel rods

mixed-oxide fuel (MOX)

biofuel

fossil fuels; oil and coal

核燃料燃耗

hé rán liào rán hào

nuclear fuel burnup

核燃料后处理

hé rán liào hòu chǔ lǐ

nuclear fuel reprocessing

反应堆燃料元件

fǎn yìng duī rán liào yuán jiàn

fuel element

Idioms (3)

燃眉之急

rán méi zhī jí

(lit.) the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency

死灰复燃

sǐ huī fù rán

(lit.) ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence; sth malevolent returns to haunt one

煮豆燃萁

zhǔ dòu rán qí

burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife

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