Amazing Chinese Characters (185) Hot - 炎

The bronze script for character Hot is

which is formed by two Fire (Post 26)

The double Fire means very hot.

The small seal script for character Hot is

which is formed from two small seal script Fires

The clerical script for Hot is

The current standard printing script for character Hot is

炎

炎 also means Inflammation because when people who have inflammation may feel very hot and pain in the inflammation area, which is like to be burnt by fire.

Its Pinyin is Yan2.