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燃
rán
Main
English Definitionto burn; to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes); to start (debate); to raise (hopes)
Simplified Script燃
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinrán
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄖㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)jin6

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燃烧ránshāoto ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion; flaming
燃料ránliàofuel
燃油rányóufuel oil
燃气ránqìfuel gas (coal gas, natural gas, methane etc)
燃料油ránliào yóufuel oil
Words With Same Tail Word    
点燃diǎnránto ignite; to set on fire; aflame
自燃zìránspontaneous combustion
死灰复燃sǐhuī fùránlit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. somebody lost returns to have influence; something malevolent returns to haunt one
可燃kěráninflammable
阻燃zǔránfire resistant
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