燃烧
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
燃烧 (ránshāo) · to burn
燃烧 (ránshāo) means “to burn; burning”. It is written with 2 characters: 燃 (to ignite) + 烧 (to burn). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 燃烧 is built
The characters
燃 rán · to ignite
What 燃 is made of
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 然rán — certainly
- 肰rán — dog meat
- ⺼ — meat
- 犬quǎn — dog
- 灬huǒ — fire
- 肰rán — dog meat
Origin hint: 火 gives the meaning, 然 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
烧 shāo · to burn
What 烧 is made of
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 尧yáo — a legendary ancient emperor-sage
- 戈gē — spear
- 兀wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
Origin hint: 火 gives the meaning, 尧 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
木头燃烧得很快。Mùtou ránshāo de hěn kuài.Wood burns very quickly.
火还在燃烧吗？Huǒ hái zài ránshāo ma?Is the fire still burning?
Questions about 燃烧
What does 燃烧 mean?
燃烧 (ránshāo) means “to burn; burning”.
How do you pronounce 燃烧?
燃烧 is pronounced ránshāo.
Which HSK level is 燃烧?
燃烧 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
Learn 燃烧 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 99: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.