燎 = 火 + 尞

燎 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “to burn”. It is built from 火 (fire) and 尞 (fuel used for sacrifices).

Keyword: to burn
Pinyin (Mandarin): liáo
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: to burn, set afire, поджечь, сжечь, set afire
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 燎 watchfire

Decomposition

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火 fire
尞 fuel used for sacrifices

How to find 燎 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “fire” + “fuel used for sacrifices”. 燎 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 燎 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.