焔 = 火 + 𠂊 + 旧

焔 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “flame”. It is built from 火 (fire), 𠂊 (bound up) and 旧 (old).

Keyword: flame
Pinyin (Mandarin): yàn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: flame, blaze, пламя, blaze
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 焔 flames

Decomposition

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火 fire
𠂊 bound up
旧 old

How to find 焔 without knowing its reading

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

Open 焔 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.