炎热
Old HSK 6
炎热 (yánrè) · scorching hot
炎热 (yánrè) means “scorching hot”. It is written with 2 characters: 炎 (flame) + 热 (hot). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 炎热 is built
The characters
炎 yán · flame
What 炎 is made of
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
热 rè · hot
What 热 is made of
- 执zhí — to execute
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
- 丸wán — ball
- 九jiǔ — nine
- 丶 — dot
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 灬huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 灬 gives the meaning, 执 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
炎热的夏天，大家都想去游泳。Yánrè de xiàtiān, dàjiā dōu xiǎng qù yóuyǒng.In the scorching summer, everyone wants to go swimming.
这里的天气非常炎热。Zhèlǐ de tiānqì fēicháng yánrè.The weather here is extremely hot.
Questions about 炎热
What does 炎热 mean?
炎热 (yánrè) means “scorching hot”.
How do you pronounce 炎热?
炎热 is pronounced yánrè.
Which HSK level is 炎热?
炎热 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 发炎fāyánto become inflamed
- 热情rèqíngwarm
- 热爱rè'àito love deeply
- 热烈rèlièwarm
- 热闹rènaolively
- 热心rèxīnwarm-hearted
- 亲热qīnrèaffectionate
- 热泪盈眶rèlèiyíngkuàngeyes brimming with tears
- 热门rèménpopular
- 热rèhot
Learn 炎热 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 210: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.