炽 = 火 + 只

炽 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “burning-hot”. It is built from 火 (fire) and 只 (only).

Keyword: burning-hot
Pinyin (Mandarin): chì
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: burning-hot, intense, горячий, интенсивный, intense

Decomposition

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火 fire
只 only

How to find 炽 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “fire” + “only”. 炽 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 炽 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.