yàn

flames

Many fires  burning

Components

Meaning component
huǒ fire
Meaning component
huǒ fire
Meaning component
huǒ fire

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰʷeːɡ
lams

說文解字

火華也。从三火。凡焱之屬皆从焱。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica