炎
yán
Fire element 火
flame
passion and warmth
Element
Fire 火
Radical
火
Strokes
8
Use
Leans masculine
In five-element thinking, Fire carries radiance, warmth, visibility. A name built on 炎 leans on that energy.
The radical
the fire radical (火): fire, passion, brilliance, and the power to transform.
As a given-name character, 炎 leans masculine, but a skilled namer pairs it for balance and sound. It is 8 strokes to write.
The image behind the character
秉畀炎火
《诗经·甫田之什·大田》
炎 appears in this classical line. Read it as the picture the character draws on, part of why it carries the feeling it does.
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